Car Accident, who is at fault in TEXAS?

Question

This recently happened, I simplified it so you'll get the idea.

At a 4-way Intersection, Street1 is going vertically, Street2 is going horizontally.

Car A is driving NORTH on Street1, Car B is driving SOUTH on Street1. Both approach the 4way Intersection.

Car A has the GREEN light so they proceed to drive forward.

Car B wants to make a LEFT turn on to Street2 but only has the green-light, NOT the Green-Arrow.

Car B proceeds to make the left-turn as Car A proceeds to approach.

THEY CRASH.

Car B says he saw Car A's left-blinker was on and that's why Car B thought he could turn Left. He "didn't know" Car A would drive straight.

Car A changed lanes BEFORE approaching the intersection, that's what the blinker was for. Not AT or in the MIDDLE of the intersection.

1. Who is at fault in TX?

2. Does the 'blinker' play any importance?

3. If their cars touched, isn't it obvious that Car A was

going straight w/out any intention to turn?

4. More damage was done to Car A.

Answer 1

From what it sounds like, Car B...Fail to Yield ROW. And just because Car A's blinker was on, doesn't mean it was safe for Car B to turn. As far as it being "obvious" that Car A was turning, that would be difficult (if not impossible) to determine. And if "more damage" was done to Car A, I'm curious as to why no report was filed (in my day, damage had to be over $500 or there was an injury in order for a report to be required).

Answer 2

So you were driving car A.

I would say car B had to yield to A, and did not. Car B is at fault.

Let the insurance companys fight over fault.

Answer 3

At face value, Car B is at fault since they were turning across traffic and should have yielded to on-coming traffic, regardless of the condition of the blinker on Car A.

Car B didn't have the filter arrow to turn right and should have yielded. Only if the turn is clear could Car B have made the turn on a green light (as opposed to a green filter).

Of course, if the driver of Car B is a big high-ranking official or a corrupt public servant, they might get off and your friend will have to approach their own insurance to get the car repaired.

Good Luck to them!

Answer 4

Its cars (B) fault for turning into oncoming traffic and for assuming...

Answer 5

It doesn't matter what state you are in or the fact that your blinker was on at all.  Green means YIELD when turning left.  Obviously, he didn't yield.  They tell you not to trust blinkers in driving school for a reason.