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Wis JI-Civil 1065
Lookout: Entering or Crossing A Through Highway
Because the law gives a preference to traffic on a through highway, a driver (entering
upon) (crossing) a through highway as (name) was, with respect to lookout, has the duty to
look sufficient distances to determine that a vehicle approaching on the through highway
cannot reasonably be expected to interfere with the driver's (entering upon and taking a
proper position on the through highway) (entering upon and turning left onto the through
highway) (crossing the through highway) before the driver proceeds to do so.
In addition, the driver must use reasonable judgment in calculating the time required
for (him) (her) to (enter and reach a proper position on the through highway) (cross the
through highway) as well as the distance away and speed of any vehicle seen by (him) (her)
to be approaching on the through highway. If the driver fails to use such reasonable
judgment, the driver is negligent as to lookout.
History
Wis JI-Civil 1065 (2003). ©2003, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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