Drivers about to enter a roundabout must yield to traffic already in the circle, something this CSO officer was prepared to circumvent, to their own demise.
Jacksonville driver and Redditor /u/OK-Koala-1402 shared dashcam footage from earlier in November (Nov 18, 2025) to the /r/Dashcam subreddit showing a driver in a Jacksonville CSO Police Cruiser about to jump the line and enter this local roundabout with properly yielding for traffic, OP included, already in the circle.
Check out the near miss below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
The incident happened at the roundabout at the intersection of Plymouth St. and Edgewood Ave (Exact location on Google Maps linked here.)
As the dashcam shows, OP approaches the aforementioned intersection from Roosevelt Blvd.
As pointed out by another Redditor, OP does roll through the first stop sign (ala California Stop) onto Edgewood.
OP enters the roundabout with the intent to go the full 360 to re-orient themselves back onto Edgewood, headed the other way.
As he approaches the roundabout entrance/exit onto Plymouth, a driver in a Jacksonville CSO Police Cruiser can be seen attempting to go, but immediatly braking upon finally seeing OP approaching.
Thankfully, it doesn’t escalate beyond that, and everyone exits the roundabout without incident.
“Anxious to catch up with his buddy, the officer didn’t want to wait for us already in the roundabout. No contact, and he went on his merry way,” OP’s caption reads.
“JSO, no surprise. I think being a terrible driver is one of their prerequisites,” one of the top comments from /u/GertieFlyyyy reads.
“JSO, no surprise. I think being a terrible driver is one of their prerequisites,” /u/Danny2Sick adds with a play on words.
In Jacksonville (and Florida generally), failing to yield at a roundabout is treated as a “failure to yield” violation, which is a noncriminal moving infraction that carries 3 points on your driving record. (FL Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles) Fines for this violation typically start around $60, though court costs and local fees can raise the total. (Flinsco)
And yes, police can legally pull over and cite other officers for traffic violations, as no one is above the law. In practice, such incidents are often handled internally by the officer’s department, though officers from a different jurisdiction can still issue a citation.
