Is it reasonable for a plaintiff to expect that other users of the road would be following the rules of road?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Rudrum v Crossley, 2021 BCSC 2279 (CanLII):
I am satisfied that the plaintiff was acting at all times in accordance with the expectations of a reasonably prudent driver. It was reasonable for her to expect that other users of the road would be following the rules of the road: Julian v. Joyce, paras. 94 to 96.
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