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2 unusual facts about Reasonable person


Braking distance

A driver who has innate reflexes, and thus braking distances, that are far below the safety margins provided in the road design or expected by other users, may not be safe to drive.

Reasonable person

In 1835, Adolphe Quetelet's detailed the characteristics of l'homme moyen.



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Interpreting contracts in English law

But Ewan McKendrick argues that this case is still explicable through taking an objective approach to the parties expressed wishes: a reasonable person in Hindley's position would not have thought there was a contract with someone misled by their negligently prepared auction catalogue.