Left turn on yellow accident

[cadriver092009]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California

At a stop-light intersection, I was hit while making a left turn on yellow and would like to know who is at fault.

The intersection has a dedicated left turn lane with a left turn green light arrow. There is no sign preventing left-turn on green without the left turn arrow however. I had pulled into the intersection on green but was not able to complete the turn. As the light turned yellow, I attempted to complete my left turn. An oncoming car came through the intersection on yellow and hit the back passenger side of the car. To be clear, the direction of the other car, when I say oncoming I mean we were facing each other before my car began to turn.

No one was injured and the damage was relatively minor so I am just trying to see if it will be better to pay for his damage directly as opposed to potentially having my insurance rates increased for an at fault accident.

Thank youWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

 

[penelope10]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California

At a stop-light intersection, I was hit while making a left turn on yellow and would like to know who is at fault.

The intersection has a dedicated left turn lane with a left turn green light arrow. There is no sign preventing left-turn on green without the left turn arrow however. I had pulled into the intersection on green but was not able to complete the turn. As the light turned yellow, I attempted to complete my left turn. An oncoming car came through the intersection on yellow and hit the back passenger side of the car. To be clear, the direction of the other car, when I say oncoming I mean we were facing each other before my car began to turn.

No one was injured and the damage was relatively minor so I am just trying to see if it will be better to pay for his damage directly as opposed to potentially having my insurance rates increased for an at fault accident.

Thank youWhat is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

The other car had the right of way. One is not to pull into the middle of the intersection on green and wait. If no traffic is coming, one proceeds through the intersection safely on green. If you had been hit when there was a green arrow it would have been the other parties fault. I've had children that were ticketed for doing the same thing (sitting in the middle of the intersection on green).

 

[cadriver092009]

I was under the impression that in CA it was legal to wait in the intersection on green. No?

 

[ecmst12]

You can wait in the intersection all you want, but you can't proceed with your turn until it is safe to do so. You were hit, ergo it was not safe. You are at fault.

 

[Zigner]

Technically, you are not supposed to enter the intersection if you can not make it through the intersection on the green.

But, as was said, it doesn't matter to our OP since the OP failed to yield to oncoming traffic.

 

[cadriver092009]

OK, thanks for the input everyone.