Is a driver not negligent if he is driving at night if he can stop his car within the limit of his vision?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bruce v. McIntyre, 1954 CanLII 24 (ON CA):
A driver is not negligent if he is driving at night in such a way that he can stop his car within the limit of his vision: Morris v. Luton Corporation, [1946] K.B. 114, [1946] 1 All E.R. 1.
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