Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Discuss the Ontario Highway Traffic Act.


Post Your Traffic Ticket, and Get Help!


The Ontario Traffic Ticket Forum!

       
    

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 20 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2
  Print view

Re: Left turn collision, person travelling in wrong lane
Author Message
PostPosted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:07 pm 
Offline
Newbie

Joined: Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:06 pm
Posts: 8
Squishy wrote:
it is a designated turn lane, not a travel lane.


That is exactly what I am trying to ascertain since there is no place for him to turn into from that area. if he didnt intend on turning immediately, he had no business being in that lane. I know he wanted to take a left further down from the intersection.

To answer your orignal question, the EB side was backed up quite a bit (another reason for the other person to use the center lane as the thru lane) and the drivers in the 2 EB lanes gave me way for me to go across and merge into WB traffic. So I proceeded to cross the 2 EB lanes, According to me, both traffic lanes had stopped. I didnt expect anyone would be coming down the center lane so fast. I didnt intend on using the center lane to merge in, I intended to merge directly into the 2nd WB lane (I have attached a picture that shows that). The WB lane was empty, because if t wasnt, then the WB lane car would have had a head-on collision with the car that was travelling down the center lane since it ended up in oncoming traffic. I used to think that you cant enter, let alone drive down a yellow lined center lane simply because (a) it yellow lined and (b) no place to turn into.

Im trying to find a paralegal who dosent think this is a simple left-turn at fault case.

Stanton: Thanks for the clarification


Attachments:
3.JPG
3.JPG [ 183.78 KiB | Viewed 97 times ]
Top
 Profile  
 
Re: Left turn collision, person travelling in wrong lane
PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:20 pm 
Offline
Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:26 pm
Posts: 2536
Location: Toronto
Well from the photograph it looks like the Subaru is at fault and should've been charged with something. You can't rip down a turning lane to pass stopped traffic, just like you said.

_________________
* The above is NOT legal advice. By acting on anything I have said, you assume responsibility for any outcome and consequences. *
http://www.OntarioTicket.com OR http://www.OHTA.ca


Top
 Profile  
 
Re: Left turn collision, person travelling in wrong lane
PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:29 am 
Offline
Newbie

Joined: Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:06 pm
Posts: 8
Radar Identified wrote:
Well from the photograph it looks like the Subaru is at fault and should've been charged with something. You can't rip down a turning lane to pass stopped traffic, just like you said.


Thank god someone agrees with me....ive been getting the 'left turn at fault' bullshit.....according to the insurance company, even if you are going the wrong way and collide with a car taking a left turn...the car taking the left turn is at fault :S....fault determination rules at their finest.


Top
 Profile  
 
Re: Left turn collision, person travelling in wrong lane
PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:22 pm 
Offline
Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:21 am
Posts: 2763
Location: In YOUR rearview mirror!
Radar Identified wrote:
Well from the photograph it looks like the Subaru is at fault and should've been charged with something. .

Or Subaru was in the proper lane, took evasive action to its left as it seen someone cutting out from the right. Then the Subaru got pushed that much further over as it was struck on the side.

_________________
Above is merely a suggestion/thought and in no way constitutes legal advice or views of my employer. www.OHTA.ca


Top
 Profile  
 
Re: Left turn collision, person travelling in wrong lane
PostPosted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:31 pm 
Offline
Newbie

Joined: Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:06 pm
Posts: 8
hwybear wrote:
Radar Identified wrote:
Well from the photograph it looks like the Subaru is at fault and should've been charged with something. .

Then the Subaru got pushed that much further over as it was struck on the side.


If it was struck on the side, the body panels should show it...none of the body panels show evidence of such a SEVERE impact that would push the car in the other lane...


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 20 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Related topics
 Topics   Author   Replies   Views   Last post 
There are no new unread posts for this topic. turn not in safety ticket - Left Turn Collision

nikhilvirmani

3

680

Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:37 am

Radar Identified View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. Improper Left Turn into Middle Instead of Extreme Left Lane

matiamouwn

3

368

Sat Mar 31, 2012 9:27 pm

drk View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. Left turn collision, who is at fault.

guest526

4

904

Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:09 pm

Radar Identified View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. improper left turn into middle lane instead of the left

Helen

1

3181

Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:51 am

racer View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. Hwy 7 & Leslie - Left turn collision

hwybear

7

586

Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:40 pm

Radar Identified View the latest post

 


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to: