The reckless driver had to go into opposing traffic to make his 4D chess move.
San Mateo County commuter and Redditor /u/Electrical_Angle_701 shared headshaking dashcam footage from East Palo from earlier in November (Nov 12, 2025) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing an absolute piece of working resorting to driving against opposing traffic, across a solid double yellow, and into a gore zone all to save a minute to run a red light.
Check out the dashcam video below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
As mentioned, the incident happened at the intersection of East Bayshore and Pulgas Ave (Exact location on Google Maps linked here.)
As the dashcam shows, OP is following three cars towards the aforementioned intersection and is hit by a yellow.
All three vehicles in front of him make it through, no problem; however, OP times it out and decides it’s safer to slow and come to a complete stop like you’re supposed to do when faced with a yellow.
A driver behind OP, however, was upset at OP’s decision and instead decided to take matters into his own hands.
They scoot left into oncoming traffic, over a solid double yellow line, and technically into a gore zone (where drivers are not supposed to drive through) to then run a fresh red light.
“Lights and lines are just suggestions,” the top comment from /u/rotobug sarcastically reads.
“I saw a guy do this exact same s***bird move in upper Manhattan last year. Saw him parking his car minutes later and confronted him; he tried to deny it and gaslight me when I saw it right in front of me,” /u/72Skylark shared.
“It’s a particularly sociopathic move since you’re at least doubling the likelihood of killing a pedestrian or motorist vs just going through a red.”
In California, running a red light (violating California Vehicle Code § 21453) generally results in one point on your driving record plus a base fine (commonly around $100 but typically totaling around $490-$550 after fees). (IMPROV®)
Crossing double solid yellow lines (violating California Vehicle Code § 21460) is an infraction causing one point on your record and a base fine (commonly around $234) plus court/assessment fees. (Shouse Law Group)
