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re: Louisiana State driving laws, state troopers, l.e. question
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:15 pm to Thacian
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:15 pm to Thacian
quote:8 downvotes for this post yet the post is accurate in nearly every state. The person behind is almost always at fault bc he or she must yield even if no turn signal is used.
From what I understand ,it didn't matter if he had signal, he must yield to all traffic, however d1 said he did and driver 2 Said he didnt
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Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:18 pm to arcalades
Whoever has control of the lane first has the right of way and you must yield to them before entering that lane
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:18 pm to Thacian
I’ve written an accident report similar this this situation. Driver 2 would be at fault.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:23 pm to Lsutiger2424
If I can avoid being involved in a wreck and all the shite that involves, I'll burn the few extra seconds. I'd rather avoid a wreck than be right. 
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:24 pm to Lsutiger2424
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I’ve written an accident report similar this this situation. Driver 2 would be at fault.
Then you were wrong.
32:79 states before you can enter another lane you have to make sure it is safe to do so.
If vehicle 2 has already began passing before vehicle 1 begins to turn...vehicle 1 has to yield right of way.
This post was edited on 11/9/18 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:28 pm to Thacian
Driver 1
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:30 pm to Thacian
When the frick did you have to start yielding to traffic that is following you, and in the same lane?
None of this scenario presented makes any sense. Why would the first driver just be sitting in the road if it was clear to make a turn?
None of this scenario presented makes any sense. Why would the first driver just be sitting in the road if it was clear to make a turn?
This post was edited on 11/9/18 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:31 pm to Thacian
Driver 2 is at fault. You don't yield to vehicles behind you. This is ludicrous.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:31 pm to Bham Bammer
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When the frick did you have to start yielding to traffic that is following you?
When it is in the lane you are moving into
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:33 pm to Team Alpha Beast
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When it is in the lane you are moving into
That's not following. Following = in the same lane as the car in front.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:33 pm to LSUisKING
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Driver 2 is at fault. You don't yield to vehicles behind you. This is ludicrous.
Incorrect.
You are entering into another lane....you must yield to all other vehicles in that lane regardless of their direction of travel
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:35 pm to Team Alpha Beast
quote:
Incorrect. You are entering into another lane....you must yield to all other vehicles in that lane regardless of their direction of travel
Nope. Not incorrect.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:36 pm to LSUisKING
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Nope. Not incorrect.
In my experience, it is.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:37 pm to Team Alpha Beast
Well damn.
I learned something new today.
This calls for a celebration.
I learned something new today.
This calls for a celebration.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:38 pm to Thacian
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D1 didn't attempt to turn till after d2 crossed center lane to overtake...hwy had yellow dashed line
The dash is irrelevant if D1 was making a legal left turn (ie: using his blinker) soon enough for D2 to know what D1 was doing and slow down.
Now if D1 didn't turn their blinker on until D2 was already too close or until D2 was already in the passing lane (ie: didn't turn it on until they began their turn) then D1 is at fault.
Ideally D2 should have noticed that D1 was slowing to a stop (or stopped) and assumed a left turn was going to happen and thus slowed down instead of trying to pass AND D1 should have had their blinker on soon enough to alert D2 as to what they were doing in time for D2 to adjust accordingly.
Again, driving isn't just about the driver, it's also about what other drivers are doing around you.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:39 pm to Team Alpha Beast
My guess here is that OP is embellishing just a bit about what actually happened, and is being unfairly generous to 'D2'. Here is what actually happened:
OP was following behind a guy (D1) on a highway in a legal passing zone. D1 slows down to turn (probably doesn't signal). OP is impatient prick and guns it to pass D1 as he's slowing down, just as D1 begins his left turn. D1 doesn't see OP being a dick, and OP has to swerve to avoid D1 as he's turning; appropriately ends up in ditch.
Did I get all that right?
OP was following behind a guy (D1) on a highway in a legal passing zone. D1 slows down to turn (probably doesn't signal). OP is impatient prick and guns it to pass D1 as he's slowing down, just as D1 begins his left turn. D1 doesn't see OP being a dick, and OP has to swerve to avoid D1 as he's turning; appropriately ends up in ditch.
Did I get all that right?
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:42 pm to Bullfrog
My wife had this exact same crash 10 years ago turning into a driveway.
Everybody in vehicle 2 got paid....even the drivers husband who wasn’t even in the vehicle
Everybody in vehicle 2 got paid....even the drivers husband who wasn’t even in the vehicle
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:45 pm to Team Alpha Beast
But it’s going to a horrible experience putting on my left turn signal, pulling off the right shoulder and letting all the cars pass before I complete my left turn.
Nah. I won’t do that.
Just left blinker before starting to slow and turn when no cars coming the opposite way.
Nah. I won’t do that.
Just left blinker before starting to slow and turn when no cars coming the opposite way.
This post was edited on 11/9/18 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:47 pm to Bullfrog
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But it’s going to a horrible experience putting on my left turn signal, pulling off the right shoulder and letting all the cars pass before I complete my left turn.
But that’s not what I posted....you have to yield to any vehicles in the act of passing before you started the turn
Posted on 11/9/18 at 1:52 pm to Fe_Mike
No but even in that statement d1 is at fault
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