Driver in SUV turns left without looking & almost causes an easily preventable collision.
Fort Bend County area driver and Redditor /u/WayneToGo shared headshaking dashcam footage from this Sugar Land intersection to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing a driver in an SUV exiting this AvalonBay housing community without a lick of yielding to approaching traffic.
Check out the harebrained maneuver below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
The incident happened at the intersection of Elkins Rd. and Commonwealth Blvd (Exact location on Google Maps linked here.)
As the dashcam shows, OP is driving along Elkins Blvd. in the left lane.
In front of him and to his right is a driver in a white Audi Sedan.
As they approach the aforementioned intersection with the green light and right of way, a driver exiting the AvalonBay Communities in a black SUV makes a right turn without yielding at all.
The driver in the white Audi sedan is forced to brake and swerve out of the way.
Even with all that, the black SUV ensures that, with a bit of extra unnecessary maneuvering, despite not colliding, they miss each other by just a few feet.
“The black SUV didn’t even look to their left – ignorant f–k. This move consistently causes accidents, which could lead some jurisdictions to ban right turns on red lights. I think Quebec has had it that way for a long time. It would suck too, slowing traffic. Red means STOP!,” the top comment from /u/Perfect-Service-7397 reads.
“AND they mugged across both lanes just to make their turn. What a s*** head,” /u/JustSomeWeirdGuy2000 added.
“I had a friend who knew you could turn right on red, but didn’t believe us when we told them they had to stop first. Used to blow through intersections just like this idiot,” /u/Jekewa shared.
In Sugar Land, TX, turning without yielding is a moving violation with fines typically around $200–$300 plus court costs. It usually adds 2 points to your driving record (3 points if a crash occurs). If the violation causes injury, fines can jump to $500–$2,000 or more under state law. (legalclarity.org)
