Can a car driver cause a cyclist to crash without actually hitting the cyclist?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Davies v. Elston, 2014 BCSC 2435 (CanLII):
Many cases recognize that a car driver can cause a cyclist to crash without actually hitting the cyclist, because the driver’s actions cause the cyclist to react and lose balance. For example, in Bern v. Jung, 2010 BCSC 730 the driver’s negligent choice of driving up the wrong side of a garage ramp caused the approaching cyclist to suddenly brake and lose control and fall.
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