Woman runs over teenaged cyclist, then sues his bereaved family

[SvennoJ]

MoHasanie said:

SvennoJ said:

I guess age also plays a factor, plus when you're on a bike you are higher up compared to the bumper, more likely to glance of the windshield. And you already have forward momentum when hit from behind.
Stopping distance increases exponentially with speed, every bit helps. Anyway in the rain at night, with poor visibility, she should have stayed in the 60-70 range for that kind of road.

That's true. 

Is there a law in Canada about the speed of driving in bad weather? There really need to be one cause we get horrible weather often.  

There are no specific laws, I guess it falls under dangerous driving. Maybe the law should be more specific for bad weather. In a country used to bad weather conditions things like these still happen every year:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/hwy-401-reopens-after-80-vehicle-pileup-1.1404179
http://globalnews.ca/news/1176063/at-least-60-vehicles-involved-in-crash-on-southbound-hwy-400-opp/
At least people went slow enough for nobody to die.

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/topics/speed.shtml

• Lower your speed in bad weather, in heavy traffic or in a construction zone;
• Slow down when driving at night, especially on unlit roads;