What is the test for using the word "immediate hazard" in a motor vehicle accident?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Iannone v Sidhu, 2019 BCSC 1128 (CanLII):

As observed in Salaam v. Abramovic, 2010 BCCA 212 at para. 33, the words "immediate hazard" are "used to determine when a vehicle may lawfully enter an intersection. They determine who is the dominant driver, but do not, by themselves, define the standard of care in a negligence action."

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