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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

"The conduct of the plaintiff driver must be assessed in the light of the crisis that was looming up before her. If in the "agony of the moment" the evasive action she took may not have been as good as some other action she might have taken ....  2, record 1, English, - agony%20of%20the%20moment

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT

... what is done or omitted to be done "in the agony of the moment" cannot fairly be treated as negligence.  3, record 1, English, - agony%20of%20the%20moment

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

angoisse du moment : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 1, French, - angoisse%20du%20moment

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Crises, supposed or real, are often the occasion of a decision which at the time was not the best; hence, the "agony of the moment" doctrine by which sometimes a motorist, faced with an emergency beyond his experience, escapes liability for what would in other circumstances be considered a negligent act.  1, record 2, English, - agony%20of%20the%20moment%20doctrine

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Lors des situations d'urgence, réelles ou supposées, on prend fréquemment une décision qui se révèle par la suite ne pas avoir été la meilleure; on a donc élaboré la «règle de la situation d'urgence» selon laquelle un automobiliste qui fait face à une situation dépassant ses capacités et son expérience n'est pas tenu responsable pour un acte qui, en d'autres circonstances, serait considéré comme un acte de négligence.  1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20de%20la%20situation%20d%27urgence

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish