This doofus pulled out near the aforementioned intersection and almost got T-boned on their driver’s side, had it not been for this dashcam owner’s quick reflexes.

Batavia/Amelia commuter and Redditor /u/TheParamurse shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier this week (May 11, 2025) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing a driver in a Ford Flex pull a harebrained move, pulling out near an intersection without yielding and almost causing their own T-bone accident.

Check out their dashcam footage embedded below with their original Reddit thread linked here.

The incident happened near the intersection of OH-222 and Slade Rd in Batavia, Ohio (Exact location on Google Maps linked here.)

As OP’s dashcam footage shows, they’re driving down OH-222 at and below the posted 55 MPH speed limit.

As he approaches the aforementioned intersection, a driver in a red Ford Flex is stopped on a driveway that runs perpendicular to 222.

OP presumed the Flex driver came to a stop and is yielding, but that’s not the case.

The Flex driver pulls out onto 222 without yielding and directly into OP’s path

Thankfully, OP has room to swerve out of the way, which he does, narrowly avoiding an accident.

“They blind or what?” the top comment from /u/itsref reads.

“Lmao how? I couldn’t not see you if I tried. Is there “blindspot” the entire road?,” /u/Secret_Account07 added.

“Rural areas are dang dangerous. The roads are lightly enough traveled that some drivers don’t take the time to actually LOOK for traffic or actually stop at stop signs. That gets people killed regularly,” /u/PhilAndHisGrill points out.

According to Ohio’s vehicle code, this is a classic failure to yield.

“Under Section 4511.44(A), the driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from any place other than another roadway must yield to all traffic approaching on the roadway to be entered or crossed.” (Source)

Failure to yield in Ohio carries a fine up to $150, two points on your driving record, and a possible 30 hours of community service.

Those penalties might seem harsh until you consider the consequences of a failure to yield gone wrong.

In this case, it would’ve been at least one totaled car, and who knows what injuries.