28/09/2026
| | Newly obtained video shows a pickup turning left against a red light and red arrow at Hog Neck Road — the latest in a series of reports on Anne Arundel First Alert documenting serious traffic violations along the road.
The video filmed and posted by on his social media account shows a white pickup waiting at the intersection as through traffic has a green light and the left-turn arrow is red. After the light changes to red, the truck turns left onto eastbound Mountain Road despite a clear red turn arrow signaling “No Turn” at that time.
AAFA is posting the original video created by the OP complete with sound track and captions because honestly - we can’t think of a better one to convey this situation.
Last week, we reported on another video recorded a few blocks away at Magothy Beach Road. It showed a truck crossing the double yellow lines and driving into oncoming traffic before continuing onto Mountain Road.
The videos do not show the same violation, but both raise concerns about motorists disregarding traffic controls and legal travel lanes on a stretch of road where collisions have become an increasing occurrence due to the disregard for traffic signals and lane designations.
AAFA will continue to cover this issue despite tiny jabs from those who don’t believe there is a problem or simply want to complain about the content we cover. We will continue to highlight these videos capturing what many of you messaged or commented about when you witnessed - unsafe, inconsiderate, and entitled driving.
We ourselves missed a head on collision with an impatient and entitled driver at Temple Drive and MD 177 by a fraction of a second a few weeks ago. No we were not coming from Starbucks and unfortunately were in a rental vehicle awaiting the repair of the mobile traffic center - without our cameras.
As we approached the intersection of Temple Drive at MD 177 there was a vehicle waiting to make a left on Mountain Road east. As we came to a stop to wait our turn a pickup truck nearly hit us head on when he used the right turn lane of Temple to make a left off of Mountain Road eastbound. The driver sailed into the oncoming traffic lane before crossing through the space I had left between our vehicle and the car ahead. This was to allow vehicles turning out of Starbucks. As the driver passed through this tiny opening he was visibly laughing, while narrowly missing another car coming out of the Starbucks. This was not in error, as the confidence with which this driver executed the illegal turn made it obvious it had been done many times before. What made this incident even more alarming was the fact that the truck had turned behind a county school bus into oncoming traffic because he didn’t want to wait for the bus to complete its turn.
The repeated violations point to a larger question: What will it actually take to increase awareness and change these driving behaviors ? You all know AAFA keeps it REAL so we want to know what you think would cause drivers to make better choices in relation to driving on this roadway ? Because let’s face it, driving in this manner is a choice to disregard the safety of every other person and pedestrian on the road.
What will get through to these unsafe and reckless drivers ?
SCREAMING IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK ?
DAILY POSTS TO RAISE AWARENESS EVEN IF THE COMPLAINERS GET OFFENDED ?
MORE VIDEO REPORTS ?
MORE LIT TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS ?
INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN WITH SUPPORT AND OUTREACH FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS ?
MORE ENFORCEMENT PATROLS - AND TICKETS - LOTS OF MOVING VIOLATIONS WITH HIGHER FINES ?
MANDATORY REMEDIAL DRIVING SCHOOL FOR VIOLATORS ?
MANDATORY ROAD DRIVING TESTS PAST A CERTAIN AGE ?
Mountain Road is part of the community’s daily routine, used by families, commuters and first responders. When drivers ignore signals or cross into lanes carrying oncoming traffic, everyone sharing the road faces added risk. Raising awareness—and encouraging consistent enforcement—can help make safety on this roadway a community priority.
Keep sending in and sharing your videos and photos. And as always stay safe out there !
