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Maya, age 14, regularly used her family's small motorized utility cart to deliver supplies between two farm stands. One afternoon, she drove the cart on a public road to deliver a box of flyers. The cart could travel 30 miles per hour and had a brake pedal, steering wheel, and turn signals. Maya had practiced driving it on private farm roads but had no driver's license.
While descending a hill toward a posted stop sign, Maya read a text from her friend and kept driving about 25 miles per hour. A dog ran from a yard toward the road. Maya swerved, missed the stop sign, and struck Jordan, a jogger in the crosswalk. Maya argues that she should be judged as a child, that she acted instinctively when the dog appeared, and that a licensed adult might also have swerved.
Analyze the applicable standard of care and whether Maya breached it. Address Maya's child-standard and sudden-emergency arguments.