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Wis JI-Civil 1114
Duty of Preceding Driver to Following Driver: Lookout
The driver of a vehicle who intends to deviate from (his) (her) course of travel,
(suddenly stop) (or) (decrease speed) in such a manner that would create a hazard to vehicles
following in a lawful manner must use ordinary care to make a lookout to the rear before
making the movement. Otherwise, a driver owes no duty to the driver(s) of (a) (the)
vehicle(s) behind (him) (her), except to use the road in the usual way, in keeping with the
laws of the road.
Until a driver has been made aware of the car behind by signal or otherwise, the driver
has a right to assume either that there is no other vehicle in close proximity to the rear or that
being there, it is under such control as not to interfere with the free use of the road in front of
and to the sides, in any lawful manner.
History
Wis JI-Civil 1114 (2008). ©2008, 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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