6. What is negligence?

A person is negligent when he/she fails to act like the "ordinary reasonable person". Just how an ordinary reasonable person is expected to act in a particular situation can be a gray area of the law. For example, an ordinary reasonable person can travel down the highway at 60 miles per hour but if dense fog is present, the same ordinary reasonable person may be expected to reduce his/her speed of travel to 40 miles per hour. 

The determination of whether a person has met his/her standard is often resolved by a jury after presentation of evidence and argument at trial.

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