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re: Who is at fault in this accident?

Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:19 am to
Posted by Machine
Earth
Member since May 2011
6001 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:19 am to
hmmm...B seems like the logical answer, but i generally go against the general consensus on tigerdroppings

so A
Posted by GeeOH
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2013
13376 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:20 am to
Are you retarded? You were ticketed. You are driver B and we know it. He can legally use his lane however he likes and he has position over B.

You will get sued as well
Posted by Dont_Call_Me_RAY
Member since Feb 2017
1439 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:20 am to
Driver A & B for even being in a shithole town with shithole drivers.
Posted by Box Geauxrilla
Member since Jun 2013
19118 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:21 am to
quote:

Ditto, yet Driver B doesn't want to take responsibility.


What did the cop say?
Posted by dshort_bruh
Verbena
Member since Sep 2016
507 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:22 am to
quote:

Driver A


quote:

Driver B


Pics?
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:24 am to
quote:

Driver A is traveling down Tchoupitoulas (a two way traffic road).


The residents of this area for not speaking English, and trying to create a word with what they scooped out of a bowl of alphabet soup
Posted by PaperPaintball92
Fly Navy
Member since Aug 2010
5296 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:28 am to
B
Posted by rintintin
Life is Life
Member since Nov 2008
16168 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:32 am to
quote:

know you are lying because: 

quote:
Tchoupitoulas



quote:
make a left turn, with blinker on




I do this maneuver routinely on Tchoup and always put my blinker on to avoid this exact type of accident.

I guess it didn't work in this instance.
Posted by jpggpj
Chair
Member since Oct 2005
3985 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:32 am to
Apparently this has already been discussed here. Seems like more evidence supporting Driver A to be at fault.

LINK
Posted by 19
Flux Capacitor, Fluxing
Member since Nov 2007
33180 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:34 am to
Lived on Mimosa for years. Hood sucked. Should've kept going and used Stuart.
Posted by mtntiger
Asheville, NC
Member since Oct 2003
26621 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:40 am to
It is the woman's fault.
Posted by Dont_Call_Me_RAY
Member since Feb 2017
1439 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:50 am to
If Southdowns had a board game:

Mimosa St. = Vermont Ave.
Hood Ave. = Boardwalk
Posted by Pico de Gallo
Member since Aug 2016
1894 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:54 am to
quote:

Driver B
Posted by FelicianaTigerfan
Comanche County
Member since Aug 2009
26059 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:55 am to
Im not familiar with traffic markers on this street but if it is marked as legal to pass on the left then Driver A is at fault. It is the responsibility of the person turning across a lane of traffic to make sure that it is clear.

If the road is marked as no passing then driver B can be ticketed for passing in a no passing zone, but driver A still made a left hand turn across a lane of traffic before checking to make sure it was safe to do so. Im not saying they are at fault, but I can see how someone would want to bring that to litigation before just accepting fault
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:55 am to
I have no idea what the law says here, but I'm inclined to blame A. Every driver should be fully aware of their surroundings at all times, full stop. It was A's responsibility to know that B was passing on his right.

Mirrors exist so that you know who is coming up behind you. Use them.

Edit: If driver A had his turn signal going indicating he was turning right, then shame on B. But since he actually wanted to turn left I'm guessing he was indicating a left turn and then suddenly swerved to the right.

Edit 2: Just reread this and realized I had it all wrong. I thought B was passing on the right, not the left. I'm thinking it's both parties that should be taken out to the woodshed now.

A for not being aware of his surroundings.
B for being so damn eager to pass that he went into opposing traffic and ignored A's blinker.
This post was edited on 6/8/17 at 7:06 pm
Posted by poops_at_parties
Member since Jan 2016
1545 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 10:58 am to
I'd say Driver B is at fault. Now if Driver A had been on the right shoulder and turned left, into the lane of traffic, and Driver B hits Driver A in the drivers side door, then Driver A is at fault.
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
33867 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:02 am to
quote:

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


I don't understand why people get vehicles they don't know how to drive. Stay the frick in your lane, assholes.

ETA: Driver B is still at fault.
This post was edited on 6/8/17 at 11:03 am
Posted by Placebeaux
Bobby Fischer Fan Club President
Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:11 am to
Driver B

Anymore brain busters?
Posted by BHM
Member since Jun 2012
3146 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:17 am to
quote:

Im not familiar with traffic markers on this street but if it is marked as legal to pass on the left then Driver A is at fault. It is the responsibility of the person turning across a lane of traffic to make sure that it is clear.



This is how I have always heard it explained...


If it was a legal passing zone and

Driver B had fully occupied the passing lane and

Driver A did not signal properly then...


Driver A could be found at fault. Like many laws, little things can change who is at fault.

If driver B was just straddling the center line then he would be at fault. If driver A properly signaled then Driver B could be at fault.

This is why one should always signal. But then you have to prove you signaled.

Off to purchase a Russian in car video camera
Posted by Mung
NorCal
Member since Aug 2007
9054 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 11:25 am to
B
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