Q: who would be at fault for an accident with an unprotected left turn?
If at a traffic light there are two cars on opposite sides of the street both making left turns and a car from behind one of the turning cars decided to go around and then hits the turning car from the opposite side of the road who would be at fault for the accident.
A: The car from behind would have most, if not all of the fault, assuming everyone agreed on the facts as described. The car turning left from the opposite side may also have some fault as it could have had a clear view of the oncoming vehicle and might have been able to yield to avoid the collision.
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More info needed.
As a general rule, the car making a Left Turn is at fault.
Here another car tried to go around and would probably be most at fault if all wits agree.
William John Light agrees with this answer
A: The car from behind. Best thing is see if there was a camera and see if the data is still downloadable. Police routinely purge the photos as photos take up so much memory space.
A: Cars turning left are generally considered at fault. There is a statute in California that prohibits left turns unless it is safe to do so. However, if a car from the opposite direction swerved around the car in front of it, essentially going out of turn and without notice to the car turning left from the opposite direction, it is arguably primarily the fault of the car going out of turn.
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