A confused driver attempts to enter Waikato Expressway from an exit-ramp, forcing motorists to stop.
A confused driver has been captured heading on to a Waikato motorway on the wrong side of the road before being forced to reverse by oncoming traffic.
Dashcam footage of the alarming episode that brought traffic to a standstill shows a small hatchback driving along the southbound exit at Merceraround 9.28pm.
A motorist told the Herald he saw strange bright lights coming towards him as he drove south towards Mercer.
He was forced to stop after realising a vehicle was attempting to enter the motorway using the State Highway 1 off-ramp.
“He reversed right against the barrier, and I was sitting there waiting, thinking, you’re not going on the motorway!”
With both vehicles at a standstill, the hatchback reversed slowly off the exit and repositioned the vehicle to head on the right side of the road at an intersection before returning to Mercer.
The motorist later saw the wrong-way driver speaking with another person at a nearby petrol station.
“The strangest part at the end was the interaction with the other car.”
