What is the common law duty of a driver to keep a look-out and take reasonable precautions?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Fryer v Nakusp (Village), 2022 BCSC 497 (CanLII):

The authorities establish that all motorists have an overarching common law duty to exercise what constitutes, in all the circumstances, reasonable and due care. All motorists have a general duty to keep a proper look-out and to take reasonable precautions in response to apparent potential hazards: Hmaied v. Wilkinson, 2010 BCSC 1074 at para. 23. …

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