I91裸聊视频檓 not a 91裸聊视频減erfect physical specimen.91裸聊视频�
If you know me, you are likely rolling your eyes and muttering: 91裸聊视频淩eally? You don91裸聊视频檛 say!91裸聊视频�
Not a perfect psychological specimen either.
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I91裸聊视频檓 functioning really well, though.
After over 20 years in the legal profession I91裸聊视频檓 trying to cut back on office hours, but can still put in a 14 hour day.
And over 30 years since learning to drink in the Canadian Military, I91裸聊视频檓 trying to cut that back as well, but for the most part I live my life without hangovers.
If assessed by a medical specialist, her opinion would be along the lines of Newton91裸聊视频檚 first law of motion, i.e. 91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频n object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.91裸聊视频�
In other words, I91裸聊视频檓 likely to continue functioning well unless something significant occurs.
Tomorrow I am sitting at a complete stop at a red light. A driver is chatting away by cell phone, using perfectly legal (though perfectly dangerous) hands free technology. Distracted, he crashes into the back of my car.
I91裸聊视频檓 fine, at the scene. No broken bones. It takes time for the sprained/strained tissues in my neck and back to become inflamed and painful.
The next morning I can hardly get out of bed.
I participate fully in whatever care is recommended, but never fully recover. I am left with chronic lower back and neck symptoms.
I 91裸聊视频渟elf-medicate91裸聊视频� with alcohol to the point that I91裸聊视频檓 waking with a hangover more often than not. And I have become depressed.
An ICBC appointed medical specialist conducts an 91裸聊视频渋ndependent91裸聊视频� medical examination.
The specialist reports, accurately, that had I been in better physical shape it is unlikely that I would have developed chronic pain. If better psychological shape, I would not have become a dysfunctional user of alcohol, nor would I have become depressed.
Had I been a perfectly well adjusted 19-year-old gymnast who had never touched a drop of alcohol, I likely would have made a complete recovery.
ICBC blames my relatively deconditioned 47-year-old body and psychologically imperfections for the chronic pain and depression.
Because absent those attributes, I would have enjoyed a complete recovery.
Is that fair?
Absent the crash, I wouldn91裸聊视频檛 have been injured in the first place!
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How does the law wrestle with this situation?
This is the simplest, but worst understood principle of personal injury law.
The legal principle is that 91裸聊视频淵ou take your victim as you find him.91裸聊视频�
Crash into the back of a car occupied by a 19-year-old, psychologically perfect gymnast whose injuries 100 per cent completely resolve, then lucky you. Your liability insurance company, ICBC, will have to pay only a small amount of financial compensation on your behalf for the small amount of damage you caused.
Crash into the back of a 47-year-old, physically and psychologically imperfect lawyer who ends up developing chronic pain and depression, the law makes you 100 per cent responsible for all of those consequences.
While a common negotiating tactic, 91裸聊视频渂laming the victim91裸聊视频� doesn91裸聊视频檛 hold water in our legal system, at least not on this point.
And please, please remember that very few road users are perfectly adjusted, 19-year-old gymnasts. Pay your full attention to the road ahead of you and stay off your damned phone.
