Louisiana traffic law and left turns question

Driver B

Driver A.

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The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions, and special rules hereinafter stated:

(1) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance, and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken vehicle.

(2) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal, and shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.

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§75. Limitations on passing on the left

No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center of the highway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken. In every event the overtaking vehicle must return to the right-hand side of the roadway before coming within one hundred feet of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction.

Acts 1962, No. 310, §1.

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When passing on the right is permitted

A. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:

(1) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;

(2) Upon a one-way street, or upon a highway on which traffic is restricted to one direction of movement, where the highway is free from obstructions and of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles;

(3) Upon multiple-lane highways.

B. The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. In no event shall such movement be made by driving off the pavement or main traveled portion of the highway.

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I'd say Driver A is at fault, which seems both fair AND logical to me.

Suppose, for example, driver B is impatient following you so suddenly decides to pass in a safe passing zone. You don't like to be passed so you turn left to trap him into an accident and into a liability..... Hmmmm.

I think that if driver B is doing everything legal, including passing, then that's not much a different situation than two cars on a double highway. You can't just change lanes without looking. The driver in the front would seem to have a legal obligation, in fairness, to check in his rear view mirror before abandoning any lane, even for a left-hand turn.

It's driver A. I was in this exact situation except they were turning left into a parking lot. The driver I was passing got the ticket and paid for my damage.

ETA: Cop said it was because I had possession of the lane first.

I cannot fathom that driver B would not be at fault. If that were the case, cars could just freely pass A (trying to make the left turn) instead of stopping, so A would have to wait for the oncoming traffic to clear AND the following traffic to clear before making the turn? Stupidest thing I've ever heard.

I know someone who liked to get frivolous lawsuits.

He would go to a busy two lane street and stop and put his left turn blinker on, as soon as someone would pass him on the right, he would turn to the right.
Getting T-boned. This guy made $35,000 in a year doing this twice.

if we just privatized roads then the market would take of problems like this

Is this Brightside and Nicholson?