The insurer sought judicial review of the Tribunal’s decision that the claimant was involved in an accident. The claimant had been “car surfing,” and was injured after falling from a moving vehicle when it made a sharp turn. The insurer argued that although the causation test was met, the purpose test was not. The Court rejected the insurer’s application. It agreed that “car surfing,” while reckless and foolish, was still using a vehicle for its normal purpose of transportation. The Tribunal’s decision was reasonable and within the consumer protection purposes of the SABS.
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