What is the common law duty for drivers and pedestrians to exercise due care?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Johal v Dhaliwal, 2022 BCSC 444 (CanLII):
Sections 180 and 181 of the Act do not constitute a complete code of duties, as the common law duty for drivers and pedestrians to exercise due care applies in addition to those statutory provisions: Cook v. Teh, 1990 CanLII 1077 (B.C.C.A.).
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