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Who is at fault in this accident?

Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:44 am
Posted by rintintin
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Member since Nov 2008
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:44 am
Driver A is traveling down Tchoupitoulas (a two way traffic road).

Driver B is trailing driver A.

Driver A slows down to make a left turn, with blinker on, to park on the opposite side of the road.

Upon doing so, driver A slightly angles right before turning left.

Driver B, thinking that driver A is turning right, slightly merges into the opposite traffic lane to pass driver A on the left.

Driver B runs into driver A's driver side door as driver A turns left, just as the blinker indicated.

Driver B gets the citation from the police officer.

Who is at fault?
This post was edited on 6/8/17 at 9:46 am
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:45 am to
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Driver B, thinking that driver A is turning right, slightly merges into the opposite traffic lane to pass driver A on the left.


Here's your answer. Driver B.

Posted by Boss
Member since Dec 2007
1194 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:45 am to
B.
Posted by someLSUdoosh
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2016
882 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:45 am to
Driver A is a dumbass for angling like that on a two lane road.

But Driver B is at fault.
This post was edited on 6/8/17 at 9:46 am
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:45 am to
quote:

Driver B, thinking that driver A is turning right, slightly merges into the opposite traffic lane to pass driver A on the left.


Fault
Posted by Restomod
Member since Mar 2012
13493 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:46 am to
Easy, Driver B is at fault
Posted by Gorilla Ball
Member since Feb 2006
11635 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:46 am to
B
Posted by cubsfan5150
Member since Nov 2007
15735 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:46 am to
A had his left blinker on?

B if that's the case. Was it even a passing lane?
Posted by PhilipMarlowe
Member since Mar 2013
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:46 am to
:nb4driverC:
Posted by mouton
Savannah,Ga
Member since Aug 2006
28276 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:46 am to
quote:

Upon doing so, driver A slightly angles right before turning left.


Why do people do this if they are not in a large vehicle????? Drives me nuts.
Posted by FearTheFish
Member since Dec 2007
3751 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:47 am to
quote:

Driver B, thinking that driver A is turning right, slightly merges into the opposite traffic lane to pass driver A on the left.


There's your answer. Driver B could have hit someone head on.
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:47 am to
quote:

Why do people do this if they are not in a large vehicle????? Drives me nuts.



Me too, but it doesn't make them at fault for this.

They had a left blinker on and Driver B went into opposing traffic lane to impatiently pass them.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
57420 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:47 am to
Why do you even have to ask this?
Posted by TexasTiger89
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2005
24236 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:47 am to
quote:

Driver A slows down to make a left turn, with blinker on


This tells me Driver B is at fault. Should pay attention.
Posted by DustyDinkleman
Here
Member since Feb 2012
18176 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:48 am to
Driver B.

But to be fair...if you can't make a U-turn without making a right angle first (like driver A in this case)...you shouldn't be making U-turns in the first place
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
84034 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:48 am to
quote:

Why do you even have to ask this?


OP is clearly driver B.
Posted by terriblegreen
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Member since Aug 2011
9582 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:48 am to
B. How is this even a question?
Posted by Hermit Crab
Under the Sea
Member since Nov 2008
7160 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:48 am to
quote:

Why do people do this if they are not in a large vehicle????? Drives me nuts.


In this situation is seems like the person was making a U-turn on a 2 lane road, which would be hard to pull off even in the smallest of cars.
Posted by bigrob385series
B. Aura
Member since May 2014
2634 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:49 am to
quote:

Who is at fault?
Robert E.Lee or B...not sure which.
Posted by SCLSUMuddogs
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2010
6846 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:50 am to
Frank Stallone
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