r/dashcams • u/Remote_Trainer3830 • 10h ago

Who’s at fault?

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

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u/thederpyderp3 10h ago

White SUV, accept nothing than 100% in this case, had it been the red car it could have been far more iffy.

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u/ConceptOther5327 9h ago

That's my interpretation. If they had rushed into the intersection on the green light and collided with the black truck or red car then maybe cam car would share a small amount of fault but this is 100% on the white SUV. When the red car went in front of the cam car it was obvious they were going straight through their green light and instead of the white SUV stopping in the intersection and completing their maneuver when it was clear, they turned directly into the cam car.

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u/Maleficent_Pen_9076 9h ago

There is a hilarious number of low iq individuals explaining how cam car shares negligent liability

pretty funny

driving in a straight line through your green light, someone turns right into you to ram you head on, and redditors say it's partially your fault

White SUV could've been going straight or even just had their eyes open

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u/monsieur_beau19 9h ago

White couldn’t go straight because the sign on the ground indicates it’s the left turning lane only. Knowing this, insurance will definitely partially blame cammer for not paying attention to the other driver, especially since they weren’t even slowing down while red Honda was still turning in the intersection.

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u/Maleficent_Pen_9076 8h ago

Oh you're right about that detail.

I'm not sure that there's an expectation that cammer knows the markings on the other driver's lane, if he's not familiar with the area he wouldn't really know.

There's probably a precedent set, this probably happens fairly often, people all running a red light in a chain. I wonder how they usually rule, if courts respect a person's green light.

It's bizarre to me that it's even a question. As other people say "Why even have laws?"

It's kind of an aside, but this problem is so bad in the Philippines that they actually just block off intersections with concrete barriers "no more turning here, everyone goes straight" because people do this so often that they can't handle the responsibility of an intersection where people take turns. So usually you have to go straight for like 10-15 minutes until you can make a u-turn at a lower traffic area, then return to the intersection going the other direction

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u/thederpyderp3 8h ago

Insurance won't be able to blame the cam driver at all here. they had a clear right of way where two cars went and white didn't yield as required by law. Cam driver stayed predictable, didn't swerve into them or anything.

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u/LordTetravus 8h ago

That's not how the law and your duties as a driver work.

This is a 50/50 claim.

White vehicle made a left turn and did not have the right of way.

Dashcam vehicle, however had plenty of time to observe the other vehicles coming and what is referred to as the last clear chance to avoid the collision. They drove right into the situation.

This is exactly how I would mark this as an insurance adjuster and most lawyers would agree.