What is meant by standard of care?

• The standard of care is a legal concept and is determined by looking at what a reasonable person would have done in the same circumstances. It is determined objectively. That means what a reasonable person with your characteristics in your situation would have considered reasonable not what you yourself considered to be reasonable.
• The question that you should ask yourself is 'what standard of care would an objectively reasonable person exercise in these circumstances?' You will then be compared to this hypothetical reasonable person to assess whether you acted reasonably.