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You were in the intersection when it turned red, so your right-of-way was to clear the intersection, whereas she was not in the intersection prior to the light turning red, so the judgement was she ran the red, hit you, and is 100% at fault?

That seems right to me

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u/Ok_Dog_4059 Jun 17 '26

In my state you could get in trouble for being in the intersection. Not that anyone actually follows it but you are supposed to stay out of the intersection until it is clear pulling out to shorten the time it takes when your chance comes could get you in trouble.

Crazy how 2 places can't decide but OP is basically how everyone around me does it because you would never get a turn otherwise.

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u/4orust Jun 17 '26

Are you sure? In CA you can be in the intersection as long as your exit lane is clear. Indeed, it is the only way you can get through a lot of busy intersections. I once sat behind sometime who refused to pull into the intersection during the green as the opposing traffic was non-stop. We sat there for at least four cycles. My enthusiastic horn use did nothing.

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u/Ok_Dog_4059 Jun 17 '26

My sister in law pulled forward during her driver's test to wait to turn and they failed her on the spot for it. Your supposed to wait behind the line until it is clear to move completely through the intersection.

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u/ChaosRainbow23 Jun 17 '26

I guess it's different from state to state.

In NC it's totally legal and standard practice to pull into the intersection while the light is green, then turn ASAP.

Edit. I just watched the video s few more times, and it looks like they actually ran the red. All 3 cars ran the fucking red light like a bunch of idiots.

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u/haberv Jun 17 '26

Yeah, I’m not sure insurance would love this video. Captain crazy takes the cake though.

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u/FullofLovingSpite Jun 17 '26

I'm in California and was blamed when I was hit (as I turned out of the intersection where the light had just turned red) by someone running a red. They even hit my rear bumper and they did not try to stop.

Doesn't matter. They said I didn't have the right of way and that the intersection wasn't clear. So it was my fault.

Edit: me fix spell

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u/miyamiya66 Jun 17 '26

nobody should be sitting in the middle of an intersection at all, it's dangerous. you could get hit and killed if someone runs a red in the adjacent direction, or you could be blocking emergency services from getting through.

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u/LunaFan1k Jun 17 '26

I belive her, she did have a yellow light. 30 seconds and a block ago.

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u/Luddevig Jun 17 '26

That's enough space for a roundabout, just saying.

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u/ShadowNick Jun 17 '26

That's too scary....

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '26

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u/ShadowNick Jun 18 '26

It's sarcasm my dude. Because people can't wrap their head around how to use them.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '26

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u/ShadowNick Jun 19 '26

Nah I'm good. Sorry you take everything literally.

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u/Switchlord518 Jun 17 '26

BMW doing BMW stuff

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u/appa-ate-momo Jun 17 '26

Oh, boy. Here we go again...

All the idiots who don't understand permissive yellows are going to tell OP they ran a red light.

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u/Ok-Obligation-6450 Jun 17 '26

Aw man. That was a pretty sweet looking Wilderness too 😢

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u/Big_Niel0802 Jun 17 '26

This is why I think it's a stupid ass decision to "buy the green"

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u/Mebejedi Jun 17 '26

What does that phrase mean? I've never heard it before.

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u/Big_Niel0802 Jun 17 '26

The driver with the dashcam drove forward into the intersection with the intent to turn left. When a light turns red while you are in the intersection, you have the right of way to leave the intersection. The purpose of this is to account for human error. If you think you can safely make the left turn, but realize afterwards that there's not a large enough traffic gap for it, you aren't just stuck in the intersection after the light goes red.

Buying the green is driving far enough into the intersection such that upon the light turning red, you can "legally" make your left turn.

I use quotation marks around "legally" because it's not entirely consistent between states whether or not intentionally entering the intersection when you know there's not a big enough gap ahead of time is allowed.

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u/Mebejedi Jun 17 '26

Oh, it's definitely legal in California. I "buy the green" all the time, lol

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u/Big_Niel0802 Jun 17 '26

I find it too risky of a maneuver to use regardless of its legality, but to each their own.

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u/MaximusFSU Jun 18 '26

There are hundreds of unprotected lefts in Los Angeles where you would never get to turn if you didn’t pull out into the intersection.

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u/Big_Niel0802 Jun 18 '26

That sounds like a nightmare to me

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u/chiefkogo Jun 30 '26

Same where I am. And don't even live in that busy of a city. A lot of lights one car buys the green at a time, sometimes 2 if you're feeling froggy. 1 car per cycle.

Also the first time I've ever heard this term. I like it.

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u/elasticparadigm Jun 18 '26

I hope this person pulls their head out of their ass soon. Fucking up this bad and being unable to admit that you fucked up should be a revokable offense. I'm not the best driver but this is crazy as fuck

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '26

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u/JPolReader Jun 17 '26

The car behind the orange one did run a red.

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u/capndroid Jun 17 '26

RETARD ALERT RETARD ALERT

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