Driving Law Episode 448: Impaired Driving Causation + AI Legal Risks

This week on Driving Law, Paul Doroshenko is joined by articling student Alice while Kyla Lee is away, tackling several important developments in impaired driving law. They break down a B.C. Supreme Court decision on causation in impaired driving causing bodily harm, where the court confirmed that impairment alone is not enough—there must be a causal connection between the impairment and the accident. They also discuss a Court of Appeal update on Dancho, highlighting the risks of handling traffic matters without legal advice, and explore a growing issue in modern law: whether conversations with AI are protected (spoiler—currently, they are not). Plus, a Ridiculous Driver of the Week involving a Tesla autopilot incident at a railway crossing. Check out the "Lawyer Told Me Not To Talk To You" T-shirts and hoodies at Lawyertoldme.com and "Sit Still Jackson" at sitstilljackson.com.