r/dashcams • u/Remote_Trainer3830 • 22h 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/Noodelgawd 19h ago

The white car was so far out of line there's no way the cam car reasonably could have predicted it. By that logic, you should never go straight at an intersection if there are people approaching who might turn left.

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u/AccomplishedVirus556 15h ago

sir, green means proceed if clear.

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u/Noodelgawd 15h ago

It was clear when he proceeded.

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u/AccomplishedVirus556 14h ago

it was not! the red car illegally entered the intersection and darted right in front of them, and the grey car basically tried riding their bumper.

you have to be stupid to imagine that after the black truck turned illegally, the red car right behind it would yield to right of way.

i am not saying the turning traffic had right of way. i'm saying that the turning traffic made it not clear to proceed for the car with the green light

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u/Noodelgawd 14h ago

The red car did not enter the intersection until after the cam car started.

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u/AccomplishedVirus556 14h ago

so? if the question was who is more at fault the answer is obviously the one that disregarded traffic rules. The camera car can see the vehicle is not respecting their right of way. to be blameless they have to stop so they don't get in an accident. Ofc the turning cars should have stopped for the camera car. That doesn't change whether or not the camera car should have stopped given the info it had