What is the meaning of an "immediate hazard" in a motor vehicle application?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Christensen v Jand, 2018 BCSC 1294 (CanLII):

The meaning of immediate hazard has been described as when the approaching driver must take some sudden or violent action to avoid the threat of the collision with the vehicle that is attempting a left turn: Aerabi-Boosheri v. Retallick, [1996] B.C.J. No. 143 at para. 8 (S.C.).

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