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Who is at fault when you are making a left hand turn and an on coming traffic hits you in the rear side of the car?
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∙ 13y ago
It depends on if you are making a left turn at the intersection with a green arrow or not. Oncoming traffic always has the right of way unless at an intersection with a green arrow/red light.
I have always been told that the left turning vehicle is chargeable (At Fault)if while turning there is an accident. In other words you are indefensible on this because to cross over an opposing traffic pattern as in a left turn, you must yield under all circumstances. The same thing applies to rear end accidents. If you rear-end someone, you are indefensible. It is always your fault. The rationale in both scenarios is that the left turner and the one behind have to wait, have to see, yield to everything and only when clear can they proceed.
It depends. I made a left turn at an intersection after my light (w/out arrow) turned red and an oncoming car did not stop. Because the other car had ran the red light he was at fault and his insurance paid for my damages. This was in California.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 18y agoUnless there is mitigating circumstances the driver in the rear that hit the car making the turn is at fault. You must maintain a safe distance between you and the car in front in order to avoid just such an accident. Now if the driver making the turn did not give a proper signal and stopped suddenly to turn, the rear car may have a case for it partially being the driver that was turnings fault, due to no signal being given. Which direction was the car that hit you travelling? If it was behind you going in the same direction, the first answer is correct. However, if it was going in the opposite direction and hit your rear quarter panel, you were turning left with on-coming traffic - your fault. If it was traveling either direction on the road you were turning onto, it would depend on the presence of any stop or yield signs or traffic signals.
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∙ 16y agoThe last car in (at the rear) will take the blame for the accident in most cases. It appears that you were hit while legally stopped waiting for traffic to clear before you felt safe enough to execute your left turn.
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∙ 16y agoHard to say with the limited information given. But if you are making a turn out of your lane and are changing the direction of your travel, them you are usually at fault. Any time that you change direction you are responsible to make sure it is safe to do so. People aren't expected to read each others mind.
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∙ 15y agoIf the person was "cross-traffic" (ie: you turned in front of them), it's probably your fault for not yielding. If they were already behind you and hit you when you slowed to turn, it's probably their fault.
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∙ 13y agoGoing on the assumption that the oncoming vehicle either had a green light or was not required to stop, and without knowing full details of the circumstances surrounding the situation, you would be cited for failure to remain stopped, as the oncoming vehicle would have had right-of-way. However, a lot of factors can change this determination, such as the accident being found to be the result of excessive speed by the oncoming vehicle, etc.
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∙ 18y agoThere may not be enough information here to give a complete answer. This could really go either way depending on how far back from the intersection the lane change occurred.
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∙ 16y agoTHE INDIVIDUAL MAKING THE LEFT TURN INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER.
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∙ 14y agoi hope not because im am in a crappy predicament if so.. no, it is your right of way and they must yield to passing traffic. they would be at fault.
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Who is at fault in left hand turn accident?
It will likely be the person making the left turn who is at fault. It is the turning driver's responsibility to make certain that the turning maneuver can be completed in a safe manner without interference with opposing traffic. WHile the other driver who hit you MAY have contributed to the accident, it was the turning driver that precipitated it.
Who has the right of way at a green light - a person making a right with a yield sign or a person making a left from the opposite side of the road?
If both have a green light the person making the right hand turn has the right of way. There person coming the opposite direction is crossing traffic and should yield to any on coming vehicles whether they are turning right or going straight through.
Who is at fault if driver a waiting to make left hand turn does not yield to ongoing traffic and car b hits back end o f car who and was a busy street with no lights?
It depends on what you mean by 'ongoing'. If you are waiting to make a left, the traffic moving in the opposite direction is called the oncoming traffic. If you did not yield to the oncoming traffic, or did not wait for it to clear the intersection before you turned, then you are at fault for the accident. If you are waiting to make a left and a car moving the same direction as you are facing hits you, then the car that hit you is at fault IF you were stopped and/or signaling that you were turning left. When making a left turn from the left lane, cars on your side of the road are supposed to pass your car in the lane to the right of you; if you are making a left from the only lane, the cars behind you are supposed to stop and wait for you to make the turn.
If you are in the left hand turn lane and someone crosses over 2 lanes of traffic and hits you in the lane whose at fault?
It really depends on where they hit you and if you were moving. For example if you are stopped in the left hand lane waiting to turn (legally) and a car hits you, it is their fault. However if you are somewhere you are not supposed to be and they hit you, it is your fault for being there. It all comes down to the right of way and who has it.
Who is at fault when making a left hand turn and the other vehicle got a ticket for improper passing?
It seems obvious that the person ticketed for improper passing is at fault, assuming that a left-hand turn could be legally made at this location and that proper signals were issued.
How do you make a right turn on red?
Signal your turn, well in advance.Get in the far right-hand (curb) lane.Come to a complete stop, behind the white stop line.Look for traffic coming from the left.Look for oncoming traffic making a left turn. (They might have a green turn arrow)When the intersection is clear, execute your right turn, staying in the right-hand lane.
Is a left hand turn into traffic at an uncontrolled intersection legal?
Depending on a city, but it doesn't mean you have right of way if there is one or multiple uncomming cars. Then it would be an illegal turn.
Whose fault is it if you are making a left hand turn on a green arrow and you get hit on the passenger front fender?
It is generally the fault of the other person if you are hit in a front fender while making a turn on a green arrow. If you have the signal to make a turn, the other person generally does not have the green light as well.
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Do you look left before right when crossing the road?
Because traffic comes from that direction. That is only with left hand traffic. With right hand traffic, must first look left.
When approaching a yellow light to turn right with a car already waiting in the left hand turn lane who has the right of way?
the person making a right. If you are making a left hand turn, you never have the right of way. in this situation, you would turn right first and the person making a left hand turn (if already in the middle of the intersection) can turn because if they don't they are blocking traffic. If they are not in the intersection, they should not move at all.
Who is at fault if as you are coming to a stop at a stop sign in a parking lot a car from your left makes a right hand turn and hits your left front end?
Based upon this scenerio, the vehicle making the right turn is at fault due to unsafe lane change / careless driving / possibly reckless driving. BUT...depending upon the state you are in, a parking lot is considered "technically" to be private property and therefore the offending driver may be protected from being cited by the police.
