{"id":42392,"date":"2021-01-20T18:01:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T22:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/?p=42392"},"modified":"2021-02-10T15:44:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T19:44:10","slug":"who-is-liable-in-a-left-turn-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ciccarelli.com\/philadelphia-injury-lawyers\/who-is-liable-in-a-left-turn-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Liable in a Left Turn Accident?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Making a left turn may seem like a routine thing to do on the roadway, and in reality, every driver usually makes a left-hand turn multiple times each time they get behind the wheel of their vehicle. Unfortunately, unsafe left turns often result in car accidents<\/a> that can cause severe injuries to victims. Here, we want to discuss how left turn accidents occur and who can be held liable for these incidents.<\/p>\n

Why are left-hand turns so dangerous?<\/h2>\n

Left turns often lead to incredibly dangerous situations due to the nature of when and how they are made. According to data available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 61% of all vehicle crashes occur while a person is turning or crossing an intersection involving a left turn.<\/p>\n

Unlike right-hand turns, left-hand turns are typically made when crossing paths of oncoming traffic. Every driver has been in these situations \u2013 in our vehicles in the left lane at an intersection waiting for oncoming traffic to pass or for the signal to turn yellow so the turn can finally be made. Conversely, we have also been on the other side of that scenario – approaching an intersection where there is a driver waiting to make a left-hand turn across traffic in front of us.<\/p>\n

These accidents, regardless of which driver is at fault, can lead to serious T-bone or head-on collisions that cause catastrophic injuries to passengers and drivers. It is not uncommon for the following injuries to occur as a result of a left turn crash:<\/p>\n