Cost-sharing Trips.
Dear Sir,—Some friends wish to take me on a motoring trip on a cost-sharing basis. Suppose we meet with an accident, are they liable for damages to me as a passenger? If I sign an agreement to accept the ride at my own risk of damage, would that exempt the owner of the car from a claim for damages by my executors if, say, I am killed or injured?—l am. etc.. MOUNT COOK.
The use of a motor-car on a cost-sharing basis is illegal. The liability of a driver, in case of accident, is determined by whether or not negligence is proved. If a driver is held to have been negligent, then any agreement such as the correspondent mentions would be invalid and the relatives would be entitled to damages.—Ed., “ Star.”
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20260, 21 March 1934, Page 6
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