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Old 01-01-2013, 08:04 PM   #59
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Default Re: 2 Cars Colliding at an amber light (car turning right into oncoming traffic)?

A number of years ago I was waiting to turn right in the intersection and the lights changed - saw the oncoming car and he had enough time to stop safely. I thought I saw the nose dip from braking and started to turn. At this point the yellow is a split second from going to red. He hits the anchors and turned some front tyre into smoke. I realised I was at fault, but he also should have stopped to begin with and could have done so safely. Even if there was a collision and no witnesses, I'd cop most of or all of the blame as he'd say it was yellow and I could say he should have stopped. The obvious facts are I turned in front of him, but there's nothing to show he did the wrong thing. Then there's the high chance of injury at 60km/h vs a car side on at 10km/h.

All the OP can do here is to take extra care at intersections with no arrows on the yellow and cars waiting to turn. The ones with (red) arrows I'd tend to run the yellow more, but without the arrows, don't push your luck, as someone will assume you are stopping if the yellow is about to change and will pull out.
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