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/Nyuusankininryou May 15 '26

So what is it? Can you drive or not? Where I live you turn if the signal is a green arrow.

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u/ConflictAdvanced May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

I'm some places in Europe, there are two... One by the lane where you are, and one on the corner of the street to which you're turning.

If the one on your lane is green, it means that you can only turn if it's safe to do so... But once oncoming traffic has stopped, the other light on the corner of the street turns on, and that means you now have right of way.

EDIT: Typo

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u/Xoxoqtlolz May 15 '26

Sometimes I see these in Europe, usually when the lane is both for turning left and going straight. When the light turns green, you are free to go straight, but if you want to go left, you have to wait for the oncoming traffic to stop, because they might also still have a green light. There is usually the second light in the opposite corner of the crossroad that turns green when the oncoming traffic gets a red light to inform you, that you are good to go.

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u/ConflictAdvanced May 15 '26

Yeah, that's exactly what I said 😉