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Using Caution In Lending Motorized Possessions To Others by Alan Pepicelli Esq. Example: The owner, knowing that the driver’s license has been suspended, nevertheless agrees to loan him his automobile. On the way to work, the driver causes an accident in which the victim is injured. The owner will be held liable to the victim for the victim’s injuries.
III PERMITTING VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN ILLEGALLY The Pennsylvania Vehicle Code provides that no owner or person in control of a motor vehicle shall authorize or knowingly permit the vehicle to be driven in violation of the vehicle code. In addition to criminal penalties, the owner may be held liable for the injuries caused to another. Example: The owner and his friend and take the owner’s car on a trip. While his friend is driving, the owner lets him set the cruise control at 90 mph. His friend causes an accident in which the victim, is injured and receives a citation for speeding and reckless driving, resulting in a six month license suspension. The owner is subject to the same fines and license suspension as his friend and the owner is liable for any injuries to the victim. IV. SPECIAL RULES FOR BOATS, WATERCRAFT, SNOWMOBILES AND ATV’s By statute, every owner of a boat or watercraft (egg, jet ski, etc). and every owner of a snowmobile or ATV is automatically liable for any injuries sustained to another arising out of the operation of such motorized device. 
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