Right after cutting off a cop, they come to a complete stop in the wrong lane.
Wake County driver and Redditor /u/DJseto shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier in February (Feb 13, 2026) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing a clueless driver cutting off a police vehicle on their way to slipping into what they thought was a left turn lane, only to stop at a green light.
Check out the dashcam footage embedded below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
The incident happened along Walnut St., before culminating at the intersection with the on-ramp to US-64 (exact location on Google Maps linked here).
As the dashcam shows, OP is driving northbound on Walnut towards the aforementioned intersection.
A driver in a dark colored Subaru in front can be seen pacing next to and slightly in front of a Cary police interceptor.
The Subaru driver signals and has the bright idea to cut the Cary police officer off.
Then, assuming they’re in the left turn lane to get onto US-64, they come to a complete stop in front of the Cary Police interceptor, forcing them to stop, too.
In reality, they just stopped for a green light.
Of course, the Cary police officer is having none of this, turns on their reds and blues, and pulls the driver over.
“Crazy work from moment one, not only matching the cop’s speed, but in fact accelerating to make sure you get in front of them,” the top comment from /u/alexkimithing reads.
“I’m betting they didnt know it was a cop. They clearly wanted to get far left to get on the ramps for the highway,” OP replied.
“Amazing when they could have so easily just slowed down,” /u/tenantquestion123 added.
In Cary, North Carolina, if you get cited for not stopping properly before entering on a red light (e.g., rolling or stopping mid‑intersection), that’s treated like a red‑light/stop sign infraction with a fine (often up to about $100 plus court costs) and 3 points on your license. (drivinglaws.org) Stopping on a green light isn’t itself an offense — but if a cop writes you for a related unsafe or improper stop/movement, you’d face whatever penalties that specific charge carries rather than this standard red‑light penalty. (Points and fines can vary by county and exact wording of the citation.)
