In a collision where a dominant driver has a view of the intersection blocked by a stationary bus, can the dominant driver be found to be contributorily negligent?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from St Denis v Turner, 2020 BCSC 603 (CanLII):
In Zaborniak v. Smerdal, 2014 BCSC 1367, I found the dominant driver to be 40% contributorily negligent where her view of the intersection was blocked by a stationary bus on her left when she passed it on its right as she approached and entered the intersection.
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