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Mrs.Stare was looking out her living room window when she saw her neighbour, Mr.Phast, get in his new car and try to go from 0 to 100 kilometres per hour in just 10 seconds, like the manufacturer's ad on TV.It was a careless thing to do in this residential neighbourhood; Phast just missed hitting a child on his bike who was traveling in the same direction and couldn't see Phast's car coming.No one was hurt.Stare was angry at Phast's recklessness.On these facts, which of the following is false?


A) The test to be applied to determine the standard of care owed is the reasonable person test (i.e., how a reasonable person would have driven the car) .
B) Since there were no damages and the conduct was careless, Phast could not successfully be sued.
C) The boy could successfully sue Phast for negligence.
D) Stare could not successfully sue Phast for negligence.
E) Phast owes a duty of care to the boy on the bike.

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