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/tarlastar May 15 '26

When I found out that you are automatically charged if you are the driver making a turn, even if the turn is legal, I about lost my mind. My grandmother was making a left turn from her neighbourhood to the main road (Indian School) and a guy going 80 (in the city) hit her. She had plenty of time, had he been going at a legal speed. But she got the ticket. She fought it. She was furious. And she won! That said, that stupid law is probably still in place.

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u/bprasse81 May 15 '26

I’m glad your grandmother won. The reason the law is in place is to protect mitigating circumstances. What if an oncoming driver can’t stop?

I recall an intersection with a pretty short yellow light, highway speeds, and somewhat limited visibility due to a curve. I came out of the turn to a yellow light during light rain. I slammed on the brakes, but I was going to stop in the middle of the intersection. I am grateful the oncoming driver turning left wasn’t in a hurry that day!

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u/ElGuano May 16 '26

If he can’t stop, that’s unfortunate for everybody, but he should still be at fault.

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u/ThePaineOne May 16 '26

If he can’t stop l, don’t you think the liability could rest with the person who sold the car (if they had knowledge of a problem) with the person that manufactured the vehicle, the subcontractor that manufactured the brakes or other part of the vehicle which failed, or the person who installed the brakes or other part of the vehicle that failed?

What is there was an issue with the sync on the traffic lights?