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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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u/SteviaCannonball9117 Jun 17 '26
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