What is the standard of care of a driver?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bain v. Shafron, 2009 BCSC 543 (CanLII):
The standard of care of a driver is not one of perfection, but whether the driver acted in a manner which an ordinarily prudent person would act: see Hadden v. Lynch, 2008 BCSC 295 at para. 69 and the cases cited therein.
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