Tag: Illinois
Machesney Park, ILL: Driver At Forest Hills And Burden Blows Stop Sign In The...
Why paying attention, even when there's no traffic in the middle of the night, matters.
Winnebago County driver and Redditor /u/LazyEyeMcfly shared headshaking dashcam...
Palatine, ILL: Speeding Driver on Dundee Rd Nearly Smashes Head-On into Turner Who Fails...
It didn't help that this dashcam owner was speeding, but it's no excuse for the other driver's failure to yield, too.
Cook County driver...
Chicago, ILL: Reckless Tesla Driver at Lakeshore & Chestnut Tries To Be Slick...
Fed up with having to repair this traffic light, Chicago put it on a concrete base, and it might've claimed this Tesla as one...
Chicago, ILL: Ignorant Driver At Wilson & Clark Runs Red Light Just Because A...
Just because you can't see the red light doesn't give you an excuse to brute force your way into an intersection.
Downtown Chicago driver...
Prospect, ILL: Driver on Henry & Main Blindly Swings Left — Gets T-Boned...
With their view blocked by this dashcam owner signaling to turn left, this driver thought then was a good idea to turn across approaching...
Normal, ILL: Road Rager Can’t Wait 10 Seconds For Someone to Turn onto Greenbriar,...
In an apperent rush to go absolutely nowhere.
McLean County commuter and Redditor /u/NitroMen23 shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier last week (Oct 28,...
Wheaton, ILL: Genius on Butterfield & Naperville Runs Red Light Right In Front Of...
"What's more idiotic than running a red light?"
DuPage County commuter and Redditor /u/HotLittlePotato shared a bit of Convenient Cop to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit from...
Carlinville, ILL: Same Intersection Within A Month — Three Clueless Drivers Nearly Take Out...
Private property at this intersection may be contributing to drivers failing to yield correctly.
Carlinville commuter and Redditor /u/1Pancake0 shared dashcam footage from earlier last...
Westmont, ILL: Left Turner Blows Red Light on Ogden Ave, Nearly Causes Head-On Crash...
To top it all off, they completed their turn in front of OP like it was no big deal.
DuPage County commuter and Redditor...
Troy, ILL: Distracted Driver Throws Road Rage Tantrum, Blocks Traffic After Being Honked at...
This dashcammer waited five good and long seconds before throwing the slightest of honks to get them to move. They took it personally.
Madison...
Chicago, ILL: Clueless Fuel Tanker Driver On Stevenson On Ramp Merges Early Over Solid...
Fuel tanker drives into the gore point, merging too early and almost causing a sidewipe accident.
Illinois commuter and Redditor /u/CesarJay shared headshaking dashcam...
Chicago, ILL: Idiot Speeding Down Dan Ryan Offramp Towards Cermak and Chinatown Loses Control...
Cars exiting this offramp are warned to take it at 30 MPH, something this driver clearly wasn't doing.
Chicago commuter and Redditor /u/Malukkye shared...
Chicago, Ill: Two Smooth-brained Double Parkers Block In Dashcam Owner at Gateway at Illinois...
If one double-parker wasn't bad enough, a driver in a KIA pulls up and blocks the opposing lane of traffic.
Panda Express enjoyer and...
Chicago, ILL: Clueless Lime Scooter Rider Makes Blind Turn on Milwaukee Ave, Comes Within...
This irresponsible Lime Scooter rider made no indication of looking before turning.
Downtown Chicago commuter and Redditor /u/ten_thousand_puppies shared downright headshaking dashcam footage from earlier...
Highland Park, ILL: BMW Driver’s Brain Fart Sparks 2nd Street Chaos—Rear-Ends Parked SUV, Sends...
A BMW driver on the newly renovated Second Street hits the gas, slamming into Jaguar SUV, which takes out a bench and hits another...
Winnebago, ILL: Dashcam Captures Impatient Driver on US 20 Using Shoulder to Overtake
An impatient driver in a Chevrolet Equinox made the sketchy decision to use the US 20 shoulder to overtake.
Illinoisian and Redditor /u/Devious_Bastard shared...
Pekin, Ill: Clueless Driver Swerves Across Multiple Lanes on Margeret St, Dashcam Captures Close...
A driver in an F-150 in downtown Pekin almost sideswiped this dashcam owner after careless lane changes.
Illinoisian and Redditor /u/DeathDonky93 shared head-shaking dashcam footage...
Romeoville, ILL: Dashcam Owner Chases Down Hit-and-Run Driver—Police Step In With Instant Karma and...
A driver in Romeoville captured the adrenaline-pumping chase that ensued after getting hit from behind, the driver refusing to stop.
Romeoville resident and Redditor...
Chicago, IL: Red-Light Runner Turns Hit-and-Run on N Harlem Ave, but Victim Gets Last...
Likely distracted, this red light runner on N Narlem Ave thought he wasn't at fault and just left. Dashcam footage shows otherwise.
Chicagoan and...
Normal, ILL: Helmetless Scooter Rider Recklessly Enters Intersection, Collides with Turning Car and Gets...
This scooter rider disregarded all safety practices and, as a result, got hit by a turning car.
Illinoisan and Redditor /u/Mwiziman shared surprising dashcam...