What is the starting point for assessing negligence for a collision at an intersection controlled by traffic lights?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Quiat v Armstrong, 2017 BCSC 2155 (CanLII):
The Court of Appeal in Miller v. Dent, 2014 BCCA 234 at para. 16, said the starting point for assessing negligence for a collision occurring at an intersection controlled by traffic lights is to ascertain the color of the lights in relation to the positions of the vehicles pre-collision.
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