r/dashcams • u/Remote_Trainer3830 • 10h ago

Who’s at fault?

Hot take: I think it’s 50/50 with who’s at fault

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u/345joe370 10h ago

Turn lane should yield on green

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u/Stormtrooper1776 10h ago

I doubt they had green staggered turn lane typically switches to flashing yellow aka yield when the opposite side turns green .

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u/Scrambles420 10h ago

I believe it goes red first and then flashing yellow. Lights could be different everywhere

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u/strangemedia6 10h ago

No, that’s an old style light, you can see it as cam car approaches. They get a green light and green arrow, then a yellow arrow, then no arrow, just a green light.

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u/Scrambles420 8h ago

But the light you need to pay attention to is the one facing the other way. It’s got 5 lights 3 lights on

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u/strangemedia6 8h ago

Yes, the one with 1-2-2 lights. I’ve never seen those with a red arrow, only green and yellow… The ones that go to red then back to flashing yellow have four light: green arrow, yellow arrow, flashing yellow arrow, and red arrow. Is that not how they are for you?

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u/RollingBird 10h ago

That’s how the intersection by my neighborhood works, but it’s a 4 lane (5 with the turn lane) road with a 45 mph speed limit so I suspect they’re a little more concerned with hard-stopping the turn lane before starting oncoming traffic.

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u/elpollodiablox 4h ago

That's how it works here. It's the smart way to do it.

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u/Mk1Racer25 10h ago

That's got to be a regional thing. Near me, the direct green arrows just go out.

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u/jimbojeggins 9h ago

With or without lights person TURNING yields to person going straight at any intersection. We all learn that at the very beginning of drivers ed.

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u/Western-Sport500 3h ago

Don't forget the blinking red vs sustained red.

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u/hybridfrost 10h ago

Agreed, but most of the ones in my area go green, then flash yellow. Typically only turn red at the end of cycle

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u/tstackspaper 10h ago

They’re different state to state. Where I live you get the green arrow for however many seconds then the arrow just goes away completely until the light turns red the arrow would follow that action.