Signage explicitly prohibits U-turns from the rightmost turn lane, but that didn’t stop this one Dallas driver.
Dallas-area driver and Redditor /u/Null_Identity shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier in April (Apr 27, 2026) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing an ignorant driver at this busy intersection ignoring the rules of the road and busting a U-turn from a left-turn-only lane.
Check out the dashcam footage embedded below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
The incident happened at the intersection of Frankford Rd. and Marsh Lane (Exact location on Google Maps linked here.)
As shown in the dashcam footage, on Google Maps, and in the close-up below, U-Turns are generally only allowed in the leftmost of these two left-turn lanes.
OP is pointed east on Frankford, ready to make a U-turn headed west.
As he begins his U-turn, a driver in a Chevrolet Traverse can be seen busting their own U-turn from the outer turn lane into OP’s driving path.
Drivers in the outside (rightmost) lane → must stay in their lane path and complete a left turn.
OP would’ve t-boned the ignorant driver.
Thankfully, OP stops in time, allowing the driver in the Traverse to swing wide to complete their illegal U-turn.
“In Carrollton, Texas, a Dallas suburb, today, 4/27/26, around 1 pm, Frankford & Marsh Lane. Reckless woman in the second left-turn lane (outer lane) does a U-turn, almost causing a collision with me, who’s in the far-left lane (inner lane,” OP clarified in the comments.
“Obviously, you were supposed to U-turn to the same inner lane you started in OP 🙄 /s,” /u/BigSmoothplaya sarcastically added.
In Dallas, making a U-turn from the rightmost of two left-turn lanes is typically cited as an unsafe or improper turning movement / failure to maintain proper lane position, with fines commonly landing in the ~$150–$250+ range once court costs are included (can vary by court and circumstances). Texas does not use a traditional driver’s license points system anymore, so you usually don’t get “points” added. However, the conviction stays on your record and can still impact insurance rates.
