Dashcam owner comes bumper-to-bumper with goofball trying to cut the line by going the wrong way against traffic.
Chicago-area driver and Redditor /u/OnlyBattleBlockFan shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier in June (June 4, 2026) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing a driver on Ogden Ave trying to cut traffic by crossing double solid yellows and going the wrong way against traffic.
Check out their bonehead move and how they were forced back in below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
As the dashcam shows, OP is headed northbound on S Ogden Ave W across the intersection with Roosevelt Rd (Exact location on Google Maps linked here.)
With traffic backed up and as he’s passing the Juvenile Center to the right, he comes bumper-to-bumper with this goofball in their Nissan Altima (because of course it is), trying to cut the line across double solid yellow lines by going the wrong way.
OP stands his ground and doesn’t let the wrong-way driver bully him into just going around them.
OP stops, honks, and camps out until the other guy does the right thing.
The Altima driver is eventually forced to rejoin traffic, effectively ending his hare-brained maneuver.
“I drive a beater, and I’ve got all day. This guy would have to reverse it,” one of the top comments from /u/TheW83 reads.
This is the correct response. Don’t make it easy to be entitled,” /u/appa-ate-momo added, concurring with OP.
“Chicago, where the drivers are the only ones on the road,” local /u/rtooth commented.
In Chicago (Illinois), crossing double solid yellow lines to pass and driving into oncoming traffic would typically be cited as improper passing or unsafe/erratic driving, depending on what the officer writes it up as.
The fine is usually around $120–$250+ once court costs are included, but it can vary by situation and court. It generally carries up to 3 points on your Illinois driving record if treated as a moving violation.
