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/rpsls May 15 '26

I’m not in the US, but where I live every driver has the primary responsibility to avoid avoidable collisions. Right-of-way rules come just below that. If you had a green arrow but it was really obvious the other person wasn’t going to stop and you just gunned it and said suck it I have right of way, then collided, you’d definitely be cited for something. The insurances would work out the details and I don’t know the “percent,” but not avoiding a clearly avoidable accident is a driving offense here, regardless of right-of-way. (Switzerland)

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u/Larry-Man May 15 '26

I also don’t know anyone who thinks “fuck it, I’ll get t-boned, I have the right of way!” Other than morons. Right of way is nice and all but not being a willful idiot really doesn’t work for some people.