020614 On The Wrong Side of The Double Yellows

So on my home from work I am waiting for the traffic to clear so the person in front of my and myself can make our left hand turns. I watch as opposing traffic make right turns and then we both move forward.

As I am looking to where I plan on being I see a little dust above the car tops from someone driving the shoulder. Then my camera and I see it. Some young driver had decided that to make the green light and left turn he would just get out of the line of traffic, crossing the double yellows into on coming traffic so he could get to the turn lane ahead of other drivers.

Crossing double yellow NO PASS zone lines is usually a really bad idea.
When there is heavy traffic in the area it is a terrible idea.
The young man driving is extremely lucky that the drivers heading against him were PAYING ATTENTION and SKILLED enough to dodge.