if im travelling straight ahead along a road and a car turns across trafic and we colide, who is at fault?

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Answer 1

Normally the turning vehicle must yield to oncomming traffic and would be deemed at fault for a resulting collision for failing to do so.

However, if you could have avoided the collision by braking or taking other reasonable evasive action and failed to do so, you could be at least partially at fault.

Answer 2

It all depends on who has the right of way, the speeds of the cars relative to the speed limit, whether or not the drivers are impaired, etc.

In the very general case that you describe, I'll assume that you're talking about somebody making a left turn at an intersection. In this case, it is the responsibility of the driver to ensure that the necessary space is available to safely make the turn. However, that driver's responsibility is mitigated if:
1) The driver of the other car was speeding
2) The driver of the other car was driving 'aggresively' (eg. accelerated when the car made the left)
3) The driver of the other car was impaired or distracted (eg. drunk, talking on cellphone, otherwise occupied)

Obviously if the car making the left had the right of way (eg. had a green arrow, had the right of way due to configuration of stop/yield signs), the responsibility for the collision goes over to the other driver.

Answer 3

Normally the turning car. In most jurisdictions, the person travelling straight ahead has right of way vs the turning car.

Note that in some countries the road rules are totally wacked! You could still be in trouble for hitting someone who turned in front of you.

Answer 4

depends on what car collides first and where the the damage is on the car that gets hit. if the car going straight is hit by the car turning across traffic, then it's their fault. If you hit the car turning across traffic it could be your fault if you hit them in the rear. If you hit them in the front end it could be their fault for turning too late

Answer 5

it is judged on skid marks like if you had controled and put on the breaks also were u hit or did you hit the other car if you hit the other car in the rear or the side makes a difference, there is no clear answer without a diagram of the accident.

Answer 6

The other person is at fault, now I forgot the terming for it-something close to failing to yield.

Answer 7

normally it's the car which crosses the centre line or changes lanes which is at fault.

Answer 8

If there is no stop sign, you didn't speed or run red light., the turning car is at fault

Answer 9

Obviously its the turning car!

Unless its a red light you just drived thru!

Answer 10

I would say the other car. Let your insurance company handle it. They have the resources to.