Theoretical car accident - who would be at fault?

[Greg P]

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In the Phoenix area nearly 100% of the major streets have a dedicated center left turn lane (discounting the 7th St./7th Ave. reverse/suicide lanes which are AWESOME and worthy of a photo trip report some day). BY LAW this lane is for both directions, and the only time it is dedicated for one direction is after the line break near an intersection, when it becomes the sole propriety of the cars facing the intersection.

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Definitely worth a photo trip report. Suicide lanes are teh best. If you really want to gamble you should check out Tucson. The suicide lanes are more rampant, in heavier-traffic areas and drivers are unbelievably bad.

Cars going 50mph that suddenly stop to make left hand turns = So fun!

GP

[tuq]

Greg P! Holy sht you're still alive.

Yeah, I've gotta do this. For years I drove those to/from my office and it was an absolute priority to make sure I got on them while they were in effect. The best was when the time was about to expire and Phoenix was too lazy/begging for a lawsuit to install lights like Tucson does. I'd go flying down the lane at 5:59 just to see who would challenge my incredible awesomeness and try to make a left turn at a major intersection!

I swear, the whole experience was like legal chicken, and I miss it terribly. One of these days I'm gonna take the loooooooong way to work and run it back, with a camera this time.