A 10-year-old child is riding a skateboard through a neighborhood park. While performing stunts, the child loses control and collides with a pedestrian, causing the pedestrian to suffer a broken arm. In determining whether the child was negligent, how should the child’s actions be measured?
By determining whether the activity violates any local laws.
By comparing them to a reasonably prudent child of the same age, intelligence, and experience.
By assessing whether the child adhered to the expectations of a professional instructor in skateboarding stunts.
By comparing them to a reasonably prudent adult in similar circumstances.
Children's negligence is assessed by comparing their actions to that of a reasonably prudent child of the same age, intelligence, and experience under similar circumstances. This differs from the standard of care for adults, which is based on the actions of a reasonably prudent adult. However, if a child engages in an activity typically held to an adult standard (such as driving), the adult standard may apply. In this case, skateboarding is not considered such an activity, so the appropriate measure is based on a child's standard of care.
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