Victoria Ziff drove her large station wagon to work five days a week, giving seven co-employees a round-trip ride and charging each $40 per month. Victoria's state had a "guest" statute and also had a mandatory seat-belt law. In the event of an accident
caused by Victoria's negligence, could her riders successfully sue her? Would it make any difference if such a plaintiff was not wearing a seatbelt?
Yes. Victoria's associates were ordinary passengers in her vehicle because they paid for their transportation. It is immaterial that the arrangement served their convenience and saved them money, or that Victoria might have charged more.
Did the lack of seatbelts cause the accident? Probably not. Victoria would be liable for the traffic code infraction, but it was enacted to protect the driver in an accident rather than to prevent such accidents. The rider's failure to use seatbelts would aggravate the injuries suffered by the plaintiffs. The doctrine of comparative negligence should thereby reduce the plaintiff's recovery to the extent failure to use seatbelts increased the harm suffered.
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