Denver Failure to Yield Lawyer

Failure to correctly yield the right-of-way causes many types of accidents, such as:

• Left turns – Motorists commonly fail to yield the right-of-way when making left turns across roadways or through intersections. As oncoming traffic approaches, a motorist may think they have enough time to “beat” the approaching vehicles, but too often, they end up causing a dangerous T-bone collision.
• Right turns on red – Some intersections prohibit right turns on red, but many drivers ignore the signage or fail to notice it. Even when “right on red” is permitted, some drivers fail to yield to oncoming traffic. That can cause dangerous side-impact collisions with other vehicles, and it can also endanger pedestrians and bikers who are crossing at crosswalks that run parallel to the motorist.
• Stop signs, yield signs, and traffic lights – Motorists are required to come to a complete stop at intersections and to yield the right-of-way to oncoming traffic at yield signs. Sometimes drivers run red lights or blow through stop signs in an attempt to speed through an intersection, but they end up colliding with crossing traffic.
• Bicycles and pedestrians – Motorists are required to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and must yield to bicyclists as they would any other vehicle. However, out of impatience, motorists frequently try to turn through intersections before pedestrians and bikers have completely traversed a crosswalk or intersection, which can cause accidents. Bikers and pedestrians are especially vulnerable to severe injuries because, unlike motorists, their bodies receive direct impact in a collision.
• Parking lots and driveways – Motorists sometimes fail to yield to oncoming traffic when they are pulling out of parking spaces or driveways, which can lead to collisions.
• Three-way and four-way stop signs – Generally, whoever arrives at a stop sign first has the right-of-way, but sometimes motorists will ignore this and proceed through the intersection anyway. That can cause dangerous T-bone accidents with other motorists.
• Merging – Drivers frequently cause accidents when merging directly in front of another vehicle on the highway.
• Emergency vehicles – Motorists are required to yield the right-of-way to emergency vehicles with their lights and sirens on. Emergency vehicles often have to speed through red lights and weave through traffic to get to their destination as quickly as possible. Sometimes, motorists fail to yield to these vehicles, which can cause a crash.