This mishap may be the last of its kind here, as a new continuous flow intersection opened up.
Wheat Ridge area driver and Redditor /u/314159InTheSky shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier last week (Dec 6, 2025) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing a turning driver failing to yield the right of way to OP, almost causing a T-bone accident, hadn’t OP been paying as close attention as they were.
Check out the dashcam footage embedded below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
The incident happened at the intersection of Wadsworth Blvd and W 38th Ave (Exact location on Google Maps linked here.)
As the dashcam shows, OP is driving along Wadsworth Blvd when he approaches the busy intersection at 38th.
Suddenly, a driver, likely with a yellow, decides now’s the time to turn across OP with the right of way.
OP emergency brakes, slowing before the other driver has a chance to accidentally t-bone them (or get t-boned)
Thankfully, both drivers and their respective vehicles made it out of the unnecessarily hairy situation unscathed.
As pointed out by /u/zirconer, this exact intersection is now a continuous flow intersection.
According to 9News
“The new design moves left-turning traffic across opposing lanes before vehicles reach the main intersection. By shifting those movements in advance, through-traffic and left turns can move at the same time.”
Not coincidentally, this near miss is exactly why the design at this intersection is changing.
“Full 2 seconds behind, going a very reasonable speed. A lot of posts on this sub can be lessons for defensive driving, but there’s really nothing here. You’re driving great in his video, glad you avoided the idiot,” the top comment from /u/DukeThunderPaws reads.
“Just another moron who doesn’t care who has to slam on the brakes for them,” /u/appa-ate-momo added.
In Colorado, a failure to yield right‑of‑way is a traffic offense that typically results in points on your driver’s license under the Colorado DMV point system (often 3–4 points, depending on the exact circumstance).
Fines vary by jurisdiction, such as Wheat Ridge Municipal Court, but for a basic failure‑to‑yield ticket in Colorado cities, the fine is commonly several hundred dollars (e.g., often $200–$400+), with exact amounts set by the local court rather than a fixed state‑wide number.
