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Originally Posted by CFrance
There are two things to do if someone starts to make a left-hand turn in front of you... You can slam on the brakes and hope you don't rear-end him, or you can speed up and go around him if there is no oncoming car and you think the chances of hitting him are less by doing that. Outrun the danger, so to speak.
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Hi CFrances: a vehicle has the obligation to stay a safe distance from the vehicle in front of him/her. If some one is making a left hand turn then the vehicle in the back has the onus of responsibility. I recall as a kid investigating an accident wherein our insured rear ended a car. I visited with her to estimate the damage on her vehicle and she couldn't get her mind around the fact that she was at fault. she kept saying but he stopped right in front of me. Yes he did there was a stop light.
In my case we are not talking about a left turn but a merger. I did what the law required and I made it to the driving lane when the driver behind me pulled to the left into the oncoming lane to pass. We have two vehicles moving at the same time so if I had allowed sufficient time to reach my destination it begs the question what was this other driver doing? was this other driver distracted going too fast, etc
What I found with this post is that ugly term confirmation bias that I admonished many employee to take out of their equation when investigating
I pray not another resident viewing this thread is faced with the same sort of circumstance that prompted me to share
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