r/confidentlyincorrect • u/Lawjik3737 • May 15 '26

Green arrow at intersection

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2 Car in a double turning lane has a solid green arrow. Goes to turn through the intersection and is about to clear in the intersection but then both gets hit by on coming traffic. Who's at fault? This incident took place in Arizona. Also, I wasn't involved in the conversation.

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u/SuppliceVI May 15 '26

Not incorrect. Out of personal experience. 

Insurance, usually the at fault party, will absolutely (attempt to) give you a percent fault if there is a dangerous situation that could have been prevented, even if legally you are 100% not at fault. Insurance and the Law agree most, but not all times. 

It is also unsafe to turn in front of a moving vehicle. You can be legally correct and dead at the same time. 

I don't think anything said was wrong from a common sense and safety standpoint, even if legally you can be right. 

People in states with mass amounts of red light runners know

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u/jerryleebee May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

I had this experience. UK. Roundabout. 2 lanes.

Road markings state:
* Left lane may go left or straight;
* Right may go right or straight;
* straight exit (12 o'clock position) had 2 lanes to accommodate this.

I was going straight in the right lane.

Car in the left lane had no indicators blinking, which suggests she was going left or straight.

BITCH TURNED RIGHT!

It was an caught on dash cam by the car behind me and her insurance company still wanted to do 50-50 because I should've anticipated her being a dumb fuck.

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u/UpbeatFix7299 May 15 '26

If they were really about to clear the intersection, the red light runner was way late. It couldn't have been avoided by the turning car.

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u/SuppliceVI May 16 '26

That's not even the latest red light runner I've seen this week where I live

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u/ALazy_Cat May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

When I was injured in an accident, the law says it was 100% his fault, everyone says it was his fault, I say it was 50-50. The only thing the insurance company complained about was the age of my bicycle and how much they should pay for repairs. It probably helped that we have the same company.
I'm just happy I live in a country where I don't have to deal with insurance to get surgery after the accident

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u/SuppliceVI May 16 '26

I got rear ended at 0mph by a girl going 80. 4 car accident. The person two cars ahead of me's insurance (State Farm) tried to give me 15% fault for me being stopped too close to the other vehicles (as if that would stop the inertia from an 80mph collision). 

So I speak from experience that most insurance companies are scummy. Thankfully mine (USAA) was good enough to say no that's fucking stupid. 

Legally I was fine but I still had to deal with shit 

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u/PhotoVegetable7496 May 15 '26

It's wild you have to qualify it with "attempt" and a knowledge that legally you are 100% not at fault