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Practice question: Standard of Care

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Practice question

Explain why observing a numerical traffic limit and proving due care are related but not invariably identical.

Legal references

  • Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles1173,2178,2185.
  • Picart v Smith GRL12219 March15,1918 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1918/mar1918/gr_l-12219_1918.html Reasonable-person foreseeability test.
  • McKee v IAC GR68102/68103 July16,1992 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1992/jul1992/gr_68102_1992.html Emergency rule and own-negligence qualification.

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