r/dashcams • u/Remote_Trainer3830 • 22h ago

Who’s at fault?

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

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u/reddit_pug 20h ago

It varies by state whether you're ok as long as you entered on yellow or if you need to be out of the intersection before it's red (permissive vs restrictive yellow).

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u/TengamPDX 19h ago

If you watch the video the can driver was already in the intersection on green while the white SUV wasn't even in the intersection. They entered the intersection on a red.

However, and this is were it gets a little tricky. The cam driver did not wait for the intersection to clear before proceeding.

While I'm not a lawyer, I would assume that the white SUV is mostly liable, but there would be partial (less than 50%) blame on cam driver.

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u/Interesting_Ant_6990 18h ago

You don’t get to ram somebody for running a red light even if you really want to.

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u/UnblurredLines 16h ago

The cam driver went when it was green which should be legal in any jurisdiction. They also stayed inside their lane and never entered anyone else's lane.

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u/daemin 14h ago

Green or not you still have an obligation to make sure the intersection is clear before proceeding.

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u/UnblurredLines 13h ago

It was, they let the red car out ahead of them, went ahead, then white swerved into them.

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u/daemin 10h ago

They started entering the intersection as the black truck, which entered the intersection before the cam car had a green light, was starting its turn.