Is a defendant required to drive her vehicle in a reasonable, prudent and safe manner and in accordance with the circumstances that confronted her?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Talbot v. Kijanowska, 2013 BCSC 728 (CanLII):

The defendant was required to drive her vehicle in a reasonable, prudent and safe manner and in accordance with the circumstances that confronted her: Merrick v. Baxter, [1990] B.C.J. No. 143, 1990 CarswellBC 1422 (C.A).

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