Can You Sue for Injuries Caused by Negligent Walking?

In British Columbia, the law allows individuals to seek compensation for injuries sustained due to the negligence of others whether it’s directly due to the actions of an individual or due to leaving an unsafe environment at a place where it was reasonably foreseeable that injury to another might occur … Continue reading

Main and Terminal: Vancouver’s Most Dangerous Intersection

 

NEWS 1130 recently published data obtained from ICBC, that shows the Main Street and Terminal Avenue intersection in Vancouver is the most dangerous intersection in British Columbia. In fact, there at least one incident every two months last year. The intersection is a microcosm for the many risks associated Continue reading

Can You Be Held Responsible for Distracted Walking in British Columbia?

While Toronto City Council has passed a motion to encourage regulation of distracted walking, reports indicate that the BC Ministry of Transportation is not going down the same road. The Ministry of Transportation has declined to weigh in on the issue.

Pedestrian advocates argue that “at the gentle speed of … Continue reading