DANGEROUS SITUATION

dangerous  situation.Under  the  last-clear-chance  doctrine,  the  circumstance  in  which  a plaintiff operating a motor vehicle has reached a perilous position (as on the path of an oncoming train) that cannot be escaped by the exercise of ordinary care. — Also termed situation of danger. See LAST-CLEAR-CHANCE DOCTRINE . [Cases: Automobiles    227. C.J.S. Motor Vehicles §§ 963 970.] [Blacks Law 8th] [Blacks Law 8th]