What is the test for a driver who enters an intersection on a yellow light?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Wattar v. Lu, 2013 BCSC 603 (CanLII):

A driver who enters an intersection on a yellow light has the onus of proving that he or she was unable to stop safely in all the circumstances: Ziani v. Thede, 2011 BCSC 895 at para. 26. The plaintiff in this case has made no attempt to discharge that onus. She asserted that she entered the intersection on a green light and I have not accepted that evidence.

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