Poll of the Day > If two drivers are in opposite lanes and both have their...

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Left turn signals on. Who's fault is it in a collision if one driver continues driving straight instead of turning left like their signal indicated?

The one that actually turned (know this from experience)

Though it should be the guy who doesn't turn
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Yeah, the guy turning is usually at fault because you're supposed to wait until you actually see the lane is clear. I always wait until I see somebody either stopped or turning because turn signals by themselves aren't always reliable, whether it's somebody accidentally leaving it on or putting the signal on too early.
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The turning person. Which is why I don't trust someone with their turn signal on.
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the person who turns as it should be. You need to wait for it to be clear to turn, and even if somebody has their turn signal on, it isnt clear.

You're supposed to turn behind them, which makes whether the other person turned irrelevant. If you crash then you turned in to somebody like a psychotic idiot.
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This is probably why so many people try to turn behind each other instead of in front of each other. Needlessly complicated, and probably more likely to cause an accident, but it prevents this specific situation, at least.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

You're supposed to turn behind them, which makes whether the other person turned irrelevant. If you crash then you turned in to somebody like a psychotic idiot.

Wait... ya! If you turned in front of each other you'd be in the wrong lane at the end of the turn!
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Golden Road posted...

This is probably why so many people try to turn behind each other instead of in front of each other.

It's in the theory test handbook in the UK.
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Lokarin posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

You're supposed to turn behind them, which makes whether the other person turned irrelevant. If you crash then you turned in to somebody like a psychotic idiot.

Wait... ya! If you turned in front of each other you'd be in the wrong lane at the end of the turn!

Depends on the intersections size. And like shape. Some are pretty weird.
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Is this a regional question? If both cars are in the right lane and turning left then only one of them can occupy the intersection at a time. That should be the car that got there first. Whether that one turns or goes straight the second car shouldn't be in position to collide with the first.
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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Is this a regional question? If both cars are in the right lane and turning left then only one of them can occupy the intersection at a time. That should be the car that got there first. Whether that one turns or goes straight the second car shouldn't be in position to collide with the first.

It's if they both had green lights and both car had their signal. The one turning would think the other car was turning, too. But if one car turns and one doesn't, they could collide.
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LinkPizza posted...

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Is this a regional question? If both cars are in the right lane and turning left then only one of them can occupy the intersection at a time. That should be the car that got there first. Whether that one turns or goes straight the second car shouldn't be in position to collide with the first.

It's if they both had green lights and both car had their signal. The one turning would think the other car was turning, too. But if one car turns and one doesn't, they could collide.

They would also collide if they both turned.
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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

LinkPizza posted...

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

Is this a regional question? If both cars are in the right lane and turning left then only one of them can occupy the intersection at a time. That should be the car that got there first. Whether that one turns or goes straight the second car shouldn't be in position to collide with the first.

It's if they both had green lights and both car had their signal. The one turning would think the other car was turning, too. But if one car turns and one doesn't, they could collide.

They would also collide if they both turned.

That depends on the intersection. There are plenty of intersections where they can both turn and not hit each other.
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They would both turn left and go in opposite directions ?

signal means nothing, you can't just turn into him

a better question is, who's at fault when two cars in lanes A and C both change lanes into lane B at the same time.

another one is, I think, two cars turning left from opposite sides of a road when they're offset just the right amount

there's a couple others that are annoying, but probably do have legally correct answers, but are still annoyingly ambiguous IRL

- yielding into lane B when people are turning left from an intersection into lane A, where people will left turn into the far lane, which is technically illegal, but as the guy with a yield you have to take that possibility into account. even had a guy honk at me when he was the one turning into the far lane and it "should" have been clear for me.

- turning left at a light with someone in the opposite direction turning right, onto a 2 lane road with the outer lanes used for parking. I think in this case, the person turning left has the right of way, since he should go into lane A, and the person turning right should have to use lane B, just that it's full of parked cars.
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