Traffic on FM 1960 came to a standstill to avoid t-boning this ignorant driver, who doesn’t know how unprotected turns work.
Harris County-area driver and Redditor /u/Diligint-Swimmer1966 shared headshaking dashcam footage from Humble from earlier in June (June 6, 2026) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing a driver in their Buick crossover making an unprotected left turn into Sam’s club, across three lanes of traffic and without yielding at all, despite traffic still going straight in front of them.
Check out their bonehead move below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
The incident happened in the 9600 block of the Farm to Market 1960 Bypass at the intersection with the entrance to Sam’s Club (Exact location on Google Maps linked here.)
As the dashcam shows, OP is headed eastbound on FM 1960 and slips into the turn lane into Sam’s Club.
They have the green to turn left, but it’s an unprotected green, so turners must yield to oncoming traffic with the right of way first.
A driver in a white Buick crossover in front of them either didn’t get the memo or just doesn’t know, and turns, anyway.
Even if you didn’t know you have to yield, common sense dictates you don’t just turn in front of traffic that isn’t stopping.
Not wanting to get into a collision, drivers going West on FM 1960 come to a stop to avoid t-boning this piece of work.
The driver in the Buick eventually makes it across, but inconveniences so many to “pull it off.
“Lucky driver. Bad, but also Lucky as hell,” the top comment from /u/jjgargantuan7 reads.
“If you’re going to make a dumb turn, at least commit to it,” /u/solidcurrency added.
“My wife likes to remind people that DMV will take your license back if you just go in to return it. That’s her not so subtle way of saying “you’re a f***ing terrible driver” lol,” /u/foxx_grey jokingly, but not really, added.
In Texas, failing to yield on an unprotected left turn is typically a moving violation with fines often around $150–$300+, plus court costs, depending on the county and whether a crash was involved. It usually carries 2–3 driver’s license points under Texas’s point system (if assessed), though Texas primarily tracks violations through insurance and record history rather than a strict points regime. If it nearly caused a collision or involved unsafe movement, it may instead be charged as failure to yield right of way or unsafe movement, which can increase penalties and insurance impact.
