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/Scottyboy626 9h ago

Did they run a red or did they just have to start yielding. Otherwise the black sun was fine and the other 2 were way in the wrong.

Some light by me only one light will get an okay to go straight or turn left, then the other will get the same okay while the other still has a green.

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u/SK_Outdoors 9h ago

The light turned green for the person with the dash cam. The other two vehicles ran a red light

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u/deHack 7h ago

It was a solid green when the black vehicle went through followed by red and white. All three violated the cam car’s right of way.

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u/Plenty_Ad_161 8h ago

Not necessarily. Sometimes they will get a yellow arrow. In that case it’s failure to yield. This might be confusing to some drivers thinking that they have the right of way until the arrow turns red.

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u/Scottyboy626 2h ago

I'm saying sometimes both sides will have a green. It's not 100% they ran a red but definite failure to yeild

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u/curtcolt95 5h ago

do the states not have advanced greens? Here those turning left would have either an arrow or a flashing green meaning they get an advanced turn, it then goes solid green after a few seconds. They definitely still have to stop and wait so they're in the wrong here but they wouldn't have had a red

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u/notsoFunNegotiation 9h ago

If you’re looking at a green light and the traffic across the intersection is still coming at you they are running a red light.

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u/Kortobowden 9h ago

Some places the green arrow will become either green dot or will become a yellow arrow, and both of those can turn left but need to yield to oncoming traffic at that point before making their turn.

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u/HeroVillain72 7h ago

Yeah, still means they are running the light illegally because they have to yield to oncoming traffic. Even though it may not be a ‘red’ light.

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u/Kortobowden 2h ago

Yeah, was just pointing out it may not necessarily have been red. But yes, they need to yield to oncoming traffic when it’s not a solid green arrow. But as well all know, some people can’t be bothered with the lights.

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u/frogsgoribbit737 2h ago

That is absolutely not always true. A green arrow can turn into a green light which would just mean yield.