dangerous situation
dangerous situation. Under the last-clear-chance doctrine, the circumstance in which a plaintiff operating a motor vehicle has reached a perilous position (as on the path of an oncoming train) that cannot be escaped by the exercise of ordinary care. — Also termed situation of danger. See LAST-CLEAR-CHANCE DOCTRINE . [Cases: Automobiles 227. C.J.S. Motor Vehicles §§ 963–970.]