What is the meaning of the term “immediate hazard” for left turning drivers?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lee v. Tse, 2013 BCSC 1740 (CanLII):
The courts have often considered the meaning of “immediate hazard” for left turning drivers. It is well established that an approaching vehicle is an “immediate hazard” if it is so close to the intersection that its driver must take some sudden or violent action to avoid the threat of a collision with the vehicle that is attempting a left turn: Raie v. Thorpe, [1963] BCJ No 14 (CA) [Raie]. The point in time to assess whether the through driver is an “immediate hazard” is the moment before the driver who proposes to turn left actually starts to make the turn: see Raie at para. 25; Nerval at para. 35.
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