Who is at fault when a right-turning vehicle scrapes against a straight-going vehicle?
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A right-turning vehicle is at fault when it scrapes against a straight-going vehicle. If there are traffic signals, traffic signs, or markings at the intersection, or if there is a traffic police officer directing traffic, the party that violates the traffic signals or the officer's instructions is usually held responsible for the accident. When a motor vehicle passes through an intersection without traffic signals, police direction, or any traffic signs or markings, it should stop and observe before entering the intersection. The following right-of-way rules should then be followed to determine priority: 1. Yield to vehicles coming from the right; 2. Turning motor vehicles must yield to straight-going motor vehicles; 3. For vehicles traveling in opposite directions, right-turning vehicles must yield to left-turning vehicles.