This careless driver pulled into a Marathon Gas Station from the leftmost lane, almost causing their own T-bone.
Mid-City driver and Redditor /u/SoupCoc*u shared frustrating dashcam footage from earlier in January (Jan 11, 2026) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing the moment a careless driver, with no knowledge of how turn lanes work, brute-forced their way across OP’s lane, almost causing their own t-bone collision.
Check out the dashcam footage below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
The incident occurred at the intersection of Summit Road and Reading Road. (Exact location on Google Maps linked here.)
As the dashcam shows, OP is stopped, pointed eastbound on Summit, ready to turn left onto Reading in the right lane of the two turn lanes.
Their turn lane gets the green to turn.
To their left is a driver in a maroon Ford Fusion who, for the most part, stays in their turn lane, but then pulls an insane move.
Suddenly, the Fusion driver turns left into the Marathon Gas station directly across OP’s direction of travel.
OP has to emergency brake to avoid hitting them.
If that driver knew what they nearly avoided, God only knows, but I/we probably have a good idea.
“Honk,” the one word top comment from /u/Ayrane reads.
“My bad for not honking, I do know how to use my horn, I don’t have an excuse so feel free to criticize me,” OP inadvertently replied in her own comment.
“People don’t know how to use dual turn lanes around here either. I either do the turn fast to get ahead of them or I stay behind them because they tend to always go into my lane,” /u/biggranny000 shared and suggested.
In Cincinnati, OH, a citation for turning across another lane and nearly causing an accident is typically treated as a minor misdemeanor (e.g., improper lane change/turn or failure to yield), with fines often up to about $150 plus court costs and 2 points on your Ohio driving record if convicted. (Law Office of C.F. Cowman, P.L.L.C.)
Exact fine amounts vary by local court (e.g., Cincinnati Municipal Court) and your record, and repeat offenses can increase penalties. (dmv.org)
