Does having 12 axles and 50 tires exempt you from the rules of the road?
Long-haul trucker and Redditor /u/nomadic_memories shared a somewhat near miss from earlier at the end of January (Jan 30, 2026) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit, showing another semi hauling an oversized load exiting I-49, blowing through a yield sign, causing OP to come to a stop and block traffic, too.
Check out the supposed head scartcher play out below with the original Reddit thread linked here and a longer dashcam video provided linked here.
[Oc] Apparently being oversize means ignoring right of way
byu/nomadic_memories inIdiotsInCars
The incident happened at the MO-7 Hwy and I-49 Diamond Interchange that intersects with E 275th St traffic (Exact location on Google Maps linked here.)
As the dashcam shows, OP is a fellow semi driver headed westbound on E 275th St with a protected green arrow in the aforementioned Diamond Interchange.
As he approaches an intersection with traffic coming off MO-7 he has to come to a stop because another semi hauling an oversized load barrels through the yield sign sans yielding.
” Apparently, being oversize means ignoring right of way,” OP titled his thread.
“I love the diverging diamond interchange design, but some people are just total idiots and I’ve had this happen to me before because they don’t know how a basic yield sign works,” /u/rfkbr concurred.
“Oversized load, oversized ego,” /u/SativaPancake added.
The question is, can oversized loads do this?
In Missouri, even a semi with an oversized load must obey all traffic control devices, including yield signs. Oversize/overweight permits allow special route or lane use but do not exempt drivers from stopping or yielding.
Failing to yield with an oversized load is a plain ol’ moving violation, carrying fines around $50–$150 before fees and 2 points on the driving record. (jjw-law.com) Accumulating points can raise insurance rates and, if excessive, lead to license suspension or additional penalties.
In addition, I don’t think employers will like to hear their heavy-load haulers are racking up tickets, either.
One possibility is that he did not expect traffic to come from the left side of the road, and looked at the closest lanes to him (which go the other way).
Or he had no ability to stop is the distance left when he saw you. Overweight loads (even with the number of wheels needed to protect the pavement) still need longer stopping distances.