Bald tires? Traction control off? Who Knows. All we know is it was not only embarrassing, but it was almost a full-blown accident.
Jacksonville driver and Redditor /u/IBuyGPUs posted up embarrassing dashcam footage from earlier in December (Dec 2, 2025) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing a driver in a fairly new Mercedes almost completely wiping out, causing their own head-on collision, after a simple left turn went horribly wrong for some reason.
Check out the dashcam footage embedded below with the original Reddit Thread linked here.
The incident happened in the 4200 block of Losco Rd as this driver exited the shopping center with Enson Market (exact location on Google Maps linked here.)
As the dashcam shows, OP is driving along Losco Rd well within the speed limit towards the intersection with Old St. Augustine.
As he approaches the driveway to Enson Market, he nearly comes to a stop as a driver in a new-ish Mercedes Sedan can be seen turning left and immediatly almost wiping out.
The Mercedes almost does a full 180; its front end on a collision course with a driver in a Hyundai Sonata, minding their own business.
Thankfully, the driver recovers and goes about their day.
As to why this driver almost caused their own collision, your guess is as good as mine.
It’s safe to say a combination of inexperience, driving a high-powered rear-wheel drive car, and likely having bald/near near-bald tires played a role.
“Rear wheel drive.High-powered motor. Inexperienced driver,” the top comment from /u/DJasonPenney concurred.
“Bald Lexanis probably,” /u/ferio252 added.
“$5 says it’s a guy under 25 or between 45-55 having a midlife crisis,” /u/SevriAySg**Talker hypothesized.
In Jacksonville, FL, spinning out on bald tires while exiting a driveway in a high-powered car could be cited as reckless or stunt driving, carrying fines up to $500, up to 90 days in jail, and 4 license points; lesser careless-driving charges could still add 3 points. The severity depends on whether the maneuver endangered others or property and is covered under Fla. Stat. §§ 316.191–316.192. (flsenate.gov)
