I was making a right turn on a green light and this kid on the opposite was making a left turn, i wasn't stopping nor did he so we were both headed to the same direction without stopping, he then honk at me.
I thought i have the right of way?D:
Guy making the right turn has right of way.
The guy who honked at you is a clueless moron.
I was making a right turn on a green light and this kid on the opposite was making a left turn, i wasn't stopping nor did he so we were both headed to the same direction without stopping, he then honk at me.
I thought i have the right of way?D:
Let him plow into you, and hope he has insurance lol
Not if its California. I was involved in an accident like this in 2005. I was traveling straight on a road that had a center turn lane in the middle. There was a guy in this lane waiting to make a left turn into a parking lot in front of me. I was just traveling straight in my lane, no stop signs or lights. About 30ft before I get up to the car waiting to turn, he attempts to dart into the parking lot in front of me. This did not end well, I had 0 time to react going ~40mph, all I could do was jerk my wheel to my left and t-boned the end of his car, as he was in my lane and still halfway in the center turn lane.
My car was dust so I walked into the nearest bar and demanded the highest proof shit they served straight. After doing that at 3 places, puking my guts out outside one, passing out in the bushes in the parking lot before the sprinklers woke me up, I started to stumble home when I was picked up for drunk in public.
I get the police report a week or so later about the accident. Yay I am at fault. Reason: Failure to yield to a vehicle making a left turn. Ain't that some shit, I'm guessing it was because he was a marine off base, probably drunk at the time too. And I didn't have full coverage, only liability, so I was SOL with my car.
I've often thought by that principle, I should be able to just turn left directly in front of vehicles causing them to hit me, and they would be at fault as my accident should serve precedent.
Not if its California. I was involved in an accident like this in 2005. I was traveling straight on a road that had a center turn lane in the middle. There was a guy in this lane waiting to make a left turn into a parking lot in front of me. I was just traveling straight in my lane, no stop signs or lights. About 30ft before I get up to the car waiting to turn, he attempts to dart into the parking lot in front of me. This did not end well, I had 0 time to react going ~40mph, all I could do was jerk my wheel to my left and t-boned the end of his car, as he was in my lane and still halfway in the center turn lane.
My car was dust so I walked into the nearest bar and demanded the highest proof shit they served straight. After doing that at 3 places, puking my guts out outside one, passing out in the bushes in the parking lot before the sprinklers woke me up, I started to stumble home when I was picked up for drunk in public.
I get the police report a week or so later about the accident. Yay I am at fault. Reason: Failure to yield to a vehicle making a left turn. Ain't that some shit, I'm guessing it was because he was a marine off base, probably drunk at the time too. And I didn't have full coverage, only liability, so I was SOL with my car.
I've often thought by that principle, I should be able to just turn left directly in front of vehicles causing them to hit me, and they would be at fault as my accident should serve precedent.
LOL!
Left turners MUST yield to oncoming traffic, but if a left turner has already engaged the intersection, and you hit him, that is obviously your fault for being able to stop in time, or attempting to cut him off.
I would love to see you try again and lose another car completely out of pocket. :thumbsdown:
That's bs. Obviously people traveling straight have the right of way always if uncontrolled by signs/lights. The cops did me dirty to protect the marine. Just because he started the turn means nothing; this was not even an intersection. You can't just turn a few feet in front of someone with a half second of time between you and expect the other car to be able to stop.
My sisters boyfriend did this just a couple months ago too. Tried to make a left turn in front of a car at an uncontrolled intersection. Well he misjudged the timing, and a woman plowed into him. He said she had plenty of time to stop too but still hit him. This woman did not even have a drivers license, but the insurance said it matters not. He failed to yield to a vehicle with the right of way.
LOL, better learn some fucking common sense or learn your State Laws:
21801. (a) The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left or to complete a U-turn upon a highway, or to turn left into public or private property, or an alley, shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching from the opposite direction which are close enough to constitute a hazard at any time during the turning movement, and shall continue to yield the right-of-way to the approaching vehicles until the left turn or U-turn can be made with reasonable safety.
(b) A driver having yielded as prescribed in subdivision (a), and having given a signal when and as required by this code, may turn left or complete a U-turn, and the drivers of vehicles approaching the intersection or the entrance to the property or alley from the opposite direction shall yield the right-of-way to the turning vehicle.
This is fucking COMMON SENSE. IF I am making a left turn because I signaled and it was deemed reasonably safe, and you peel out traveling at 85mph, but going straight, and you HIT ME, YOU ARE AT FAULT.
If I am mid-turn and you hit me, YOU ARE AT FAULT.
If I decide to fucking park in the middle of the road, YOU ARE AT FAULT.
It says right there, making a left turn you must yield until vehicles aren't close enough to pose a hazard, and make your turn when reasonably safe.
The guy that turned in front of me was neither. You can't just throw your turn signal on and expect vehicles to yield to you.
You must be one of the freeway drivers that turn their signal on to change lanes and just start coming over without looking and expect people to yield cause your light is on.
The fact that you T-boned the end of his car MOST LIKELY means you are at fault.
If he hit YOUR car with his front end, he would DEFINITELY be at fault.
The difference between t-boning and getting t-boned in that instance could be a matter of a second...
Shit what happens if the cars hit at a 45 and both have fender damage, both having gotten hit at an angle? Then who are you going to blame, with your logic? lmfao
The fact that you T-boned the end of his car MOST LIKELY means you are at fault.
If he hit YOUR car with his front end, he would DEFINITELY be at fault.
My car was dust so I walked into the nearest bar and demanded the highest proof shit they served straight. After doing that at 3 places, puking my guts out outside one, passing out in the bushes in the parking lot before the sprinklers woke me up, I started to stumble home when I was picked up for drunk in public.
Not if its California. I was involved in an accident like this in 2005. I was traveling straight on a road that had a center turn lane in the middle. There was a guy in this lane waiting to make a left turn into a parking lot in front of me. I was just traveling straight in my lane, no stop signs or lights. About 30ft before I get up to the car waiting to turn, he attempts to dart into the parking lot in front of me. This did not end well, I had 0 time to react going ~40mph, all I could do was jerk my wheel to my left and t-boned the end of his car, as he was in my lane and still halfway in the center turn lane.
My car was dust so I walked into the nearest bar and demanded the highest proof shit they served straight. After doing that at 3 places, puking my guts out outside one, passing out in the bushes in the parking lot before the sprinklers woke me up, I started to stumble home when I was picked up for drunk in public.
I get the police report a week or so later about the accident. Yay I am at fault. Reason: Failure to yield to a vehicle making a left turn. Ain't that some shit, I'm guessing it was because he was a marine off base, probably drunk at the time too. And I didn't have full coverage, only liability, so I was SOL with my car.
I've often thought by that principle, I should be able to just turn left directly in front of vehicles causing them to hit me, and they would be at fault as my accident should serve precedent.