How have courts interpreted the statutory rules regarding driver's right of way in a collision?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ropchan v. McQuillan, 1995 CanLII 869 (BC SC):
45 In Walker v. Lenzin, Des Brisay C.J.B.C. noted that in negligence actions, breaches of the statutory rules, although certainly relevant, are not determinative of negligence or causation. He confirmed that there is a duty upon a dominant driver having the right of way, to exercise care and caution. At page 12 he said: Linzen, having the right of way, must nevertheless enter the intersection with reasonable care according to the circumstances.
46 In Keene v. Stene, Davey J.A. addressed s. 165(2) of the Motor Vehicle Act (now s. 177(2)) at pp. 359-360: By the very words of s. 165(2), traffic proceeding along the through street was not obliged to yield her the right of way so long as she remains stationary at the stop sign. That obligation to yield her the right of way only arose when she commenced to enter the intersection while the oncoming traffic was far enough away not to be an immediate hazard.
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