Footage shows dim-witted driver turn around on a Chesterfield slip road

In this unbelievable footage police capture the moment a half-witted motorist drives back up a slip road the wrong way to avoid queuing traffic on Hasland bypass.
By Ben McVay
Published 12th Jun 2021, 11:08 BST
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The video - taken from inside a Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit vehicle - shows officers picking their way through vehicles pulled over at either side to reach an incident.

As they progress through the traffic jam a small black car can be seen driving the wrong way up a slip road to the left.

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As police pick their way through the traffic jam a small black car can be seen driving the wrong way up a slip road to the leftAs police pick their way through the traffic jam a small black car can be seen driving the wrong way up a slip road to the left
As police pick their way through the traffic jam a small black car can be seen driving the wrong way up a slip road to the left

Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit tweeted: “A617 Temple Normanton. Enroute to an incident causing a tailback, our attendance was delayed because of this horrible piece of driving.

“Not wanting to queue, driver turned round and drove the wrong way back up a slip road. Reported to court. #Wow #Seriously #JustNo #RPU”.

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