In what circumstances will a motorcyclist be held at fault for a collision with a pickup truck?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Taylor v. Depew, 2012 BCSC 1403 (CanLII):
In Bearman v. Manchur, [1995] B.C.J. No. 1641 (S.C.), the plaintiff and her friend were riding motorcycles on a dirt road about three miles from their campsite at a B.C. forest service campground when they collided with a pickup truck. The motorcyclists were travelling side by side in the ruts on either side of the centre of the road and as they came to a left-hand curve, the plaintiff slowed down and moved to the right to fall in behind his friend. The defendant came around the corner at 50‑53 km/h and upon seeing the motorcyclists, slammed on his brakes, causing him to lose directional control so that he could not steer away from the motorcycles. The collision occurred at the centre of or slightly to the plaintiff’s side of the road. The parties were held equally at fault for the accident.
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