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re: Traffic investigators of the OT

Posted on 3/16/19 at 1:10 am to
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 3/16/19 at 1:10 am to
This is why you have dashcams and rear window cams.

I'm ALWAYS watching you motherfrickers and most people don't have cameras. Playing "she said, camera showed" is way better than playing "she said, he said" in court. Unless, of course, the cameras "lost power" and "weren't recording" for some reason...

I'm gonna get the full worth of my 1998 Toyota Tercel when you hit me. My neck's gonna hurt, too.
This post was edited on 3/16/19 at 1:11 am
Posted by tjohn deaux
GA
Member since Feb 2007
10438 posts
Posted on 3/16/19 at 5:48 am to
quote:

A is approaching an intersection and has the right of way.

This is the determining factor.
Posted by dawgsjlw
shite hole with your momma
Member since Sep 2014
826 posts
Posted on 3/16/19 at 5:54 am to
quote:

Legally B.

Insurance will probably fight it out and assign some blame to A, but not much.

Assumes no drugs or alcohol involved
If B is at fault, and A had some drugs in his system, would that make A at fault? I just don't see how someone can be at fault, but all of a sudden if the other person has drugs in their system (doesn't mean that they are on drugs at the time) then now they are to blame?
Posted by WestSideTiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
5482 posts
Posted on 3/16/19 at 7:08 am to
B, unless A changed their mind after beginning their turn or from a turn lane. From a safety standpoint, assuming a signaling driver will turn is as bad as assuming a driver will stop at a stop sign.
Posted by cypresstiger
The South
Member since Aug 2008
14458 posts
Posted on 3/16/19 at 8:15 am to
B did the hitting. B
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 3/16/19 at 8:31 am to
I think be but I don't know.

moral of story: Don't trust a blinker (including mine)
Posted by TaderSalad
mudbug territory
Member since Jul 2014
26667 posts
Posted on 3/16/19 at 8:34 am to
If this is a right on red type situation for B (or right at a stop sign) then B is at fault. Intersection was not clear when B made the turn. No ands, ifs, or buts about it. B has to wait for the intersection to be clear before turning right. B should've waited till A committed to the turn rather than relying solely on blinker.
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
22014 posts
Posted on 3/16/19 at 9:36 am to
Dat suckuh B bees in thuh wronk!
Posted by potent357
Prairieville
Member since Jan 2010
4270 posts
Posted on 3/16/19 at 9:39 am to
quote:

To many variables your scenario is to ambiguous. Is b to the right, ahead, or left of a? Is it a four way stop?
This. How did B proceed through an intersection and get hit? OP never said they turned in front of A.
Posted by Bard
Definitely NOT an admin
Member since Oct 2008
60190 posts
Posted on 3/16/19 at 10:29 am to
quote:

A is approaching an intersection and has the right of way. He is signaling a right turn. B is stopped at the intersection. Seeing A's right turn signal, B proceeds through the intersection but A does not stop, and hits B. Who is at fault?


If this is a 4-way stop, B has the right of way (from your description it sounds like B was fully stopped before A reached the intersection).

If it's not a 4-way stop and A had enough opportunity to stop but they simply didn't then some percentage of blame might be assigned to A but it will be mostly the fault of B.

If it's not a 4-way stop, A wasn't speeding and there wasn't enough time to reasonably keep from hitting B, then B is at fault.
Posted by bbrownso
Member since Mar 2008
8985 posts
Posted on 3/16/19 at 1:04 pm to
So I'm assuming A would cross B from let to right in front of B, BUT could also turn right and travel on a lane next to B.

I think B would be at fault but that A would also have some fault. They also have a duty to not hit other cars.
This post was edited on 3/16/19 at 1:06 pm
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
79736 posts
Posted on 3/16/19 at 4:16 pm to
quote:

If B is at fault, and A had some drugs in his system, would that make A at fault? I just don't see how someone can be at fault, but all of a sudden if the other person has drugs in their system (doesn't mean that they are on drugs at the time) then now they are to blame?



Welcome to the law.

If you are DUI you are at fault pretty much no matter what the case.
Posted by theenemy
Member since Oct 2006
13078 posts
Posted on 3/16/19 at 6:08 pm to
quote:

B is at fault. Intersection was not clear when B made the turn. No ands, ifs, or buts about it. B has to wait for the intersection to be clear before turning right. B should've waited till A committed to the turn rather than relying solely on blinker.


This is the correct answer.
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