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\"green-traffic-light\"A green light does not give a driver an absolute right to proceed to the junction.<\/em><\/p>\n

A leading case illustrating this is Radburn V Kemp<\/strong> courts will look at the approach taken in this case when deciding liability. In this case a cyclist had proceeded through a green light and was in the middle of the junction, before the cyclist could take his exit, the lights changed and the lights in the opposite direction changed to green. <\/p>\n

A driver coming from this direction drove through the green light and hit the cyclist waiting at the junction. The court held the driver 100% to blame even though he had a green light.<\/strong>
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The general rule made from this case is: \u2018there is no absolute right to enter a junction just because your light has changed to green.\u2019<\/em> A driver has no business entering a junction on a green light unless the driver is satisfied it is safe to do so<\/strong>. Further, when the driver enters the junction, he or she should proceed with care to save injuring others are already on the junction.<\/p>\n

Thus, your case is not necessarily cast iron just because your light was on green. You do not have 100% priority of the road; when your light turns green you should double check and ensure it is safe to proceed and then give way\/slow down to anyone already on the junction. If you were to collide with a cyclist\/vehicle\/pedestrian already on the road when you proceed through the lights, the courts could find you to blame for any injury\/loss caused even if your light was on green.<\/p>\n

Further, if the boot was on the other foot and you were actually hit by a driver that went through a green light, then despite what most people think you still might be able to pursue a claim.<\/p>\n

These type of cases are always decided on the particular facts of the individual case, so best advice is to call injury lawyers<\/a> to provide you with a free telephone assessment on your claim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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