Private property at this intersection may be contributing to drivers failing to yield correctly.
Carlinville commuter and Redditor /u/1Pancake0 shared dashcam footage from earlier last week (Aug 5, 2025) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing a driver at this particular intersection failing to yield properly to him, in part, due to private property obstructing the view of traffic with the right of way.
Check out the dashcam footage below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
The incidents took place at the intersection of W 1st S St and S Plum St (Exact location on Google Maps linked here.)
As the dashcam shows, OP, on Plum St., crosses the intersection with Route 108.
As he approaches W 1st S St, a driver in a white Toyota Tundra can be seen stopped and proceeding past the stop sign without a clear view of cross traffic.
Private property at the corner of said intersection obstructs drivers’ view of other drivers coming towards them from Plum St.
OP times it so he doesn’t broadside the Tundra, giving the other driver a friendly honk, as if to say, “What are you doing, bro?”
As his title says, this is the “third time in this intersection in 1 month now….”
Here’s a screenshot of what drivers with an unobstructed view are able to see. Negotiating this stop sign is a lot easier.
While it’s likely against Illinois’s Compiled Statutes, particularly ILCS 5/11-1204(b) and 5/11-904(b), which regulate how foliage on private property can’t obstruct stop sign views, it’s also on the onus of the driver with the stop sign to yield correctly.
With an obstructed view, drivers must still creep out into traffic until they’re sure crossing can be made safely.
“He stopped at the sign, looked for traffic, saw you coming, and pulled right in front of you. It’s the other guys,” one of the top comments from /u/Personal_Dot_2215 reads.
“House with the truck, semi cab, and SUV parked completely blocking the view from the stop sign should be fined,” /u/Cobalt32 added.
“Impossible to see you coming until they’ve already committed to driving past the stop sign.”
“Of course, they should be creeping up and checking before just going for it, so the drivers also suck.”
Failure to yield the right of way properly at a stop sign is a moving violation that typically results in a ticket with a base fine of $164 and 20 points on your driving record.
As for that property owner, it would behoove you to clear your lawn before a notice in the mail turns into a fine.
