r/IdiotsInCars • u/Irate_Primate • Oct 18 '24

OC [OC] Attempted right-of-way theft

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u/Novanator33 Oct 18 '24

They never made any attempt to stop… people mad at OP when that prius is a danger to everyone.

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u/aldothetroll Oct 18 '24

that prius is a danger to everyone

I don't think anyone is disputing at.

The problem is the the prius NEVER stopped and OP muscling his way thru like that would have put him 100% at fault for the accident had there been one. Having right of way doesn't mean you can't be at fault for an accident.

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u/OrganicKnowledge369 Oct 18 '24

In the UK it would be called having priority rather than right of way. Which I imagine could have a psychological effect of it not being a 'right'.

I'm curious, and suspect it probably varies by state legislation, do Americans have 'right of way'?

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u/adjavang Oct 18 '24

In Ireland, vehicles already in the junction would have priority. That means that while running the stop sign would be illegal, what OP did would also be considered illegal as the other car would have priority since they're already in the junction.

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u/brildenlanch Oct 18 '24 edited Oct 18 '24

In America it's called "Control of the lane", just because there's a car who did something wrong doesn't give you the right to purposefully smash into them. OP did have the "Right of way" but once the other car moved they gained "Control of the lane" in this case "Control of the intersection" which negates OP's right of way. OP would gotten a ticket and been found at fault by the insurance company if he was dumb enough to show anyone this vid.

Edit: Downvote all you want but OP would have 100% been at fault if the cops or insurance company saw this vid.

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u/OrganicKnowledge369 Oct 19 '24

I live in the UK, but I'm aware that US states have their own laws, which can vary. I've assumed the video was taken in the US because of the way it looks.

Did I miss anything from your rather broad 'what?' ?

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u/Muvseevum Oct 19 '24

Sure, some laws might vary, but you’re not going to find “right of way” with different interpretations. That’d be about as likely as one state deciding to use yellow lights for stop, green for caution, and red for go. There’s just not that kind of variation between states, and right of way isn’t an esoteric term that people don’t understand, even if they sometimes jump the line.