An impatient driver has staged a protest against Auckland gridlock traffic by driving along the footpath.
A video shows the people mover manoeuvring between fences and power poles as it travels along the pavement in a bid to beat the traffic on Mahia Rd in Manurewa.
Eyewitness Roberta Leevard, whoseson took the video, said a pedestrian was forced to jump out of the way as the car drove along the sidewalk on Thursday evening.
"She [the pedestrian] was walking towards the car and he made her move. He just kept going, he wasn't going to stop.
"She stopped and stared at him. I think she was shocked."
Other drivers watched in shock, while some tooted at the vehicle, she said.
"I've never seen . . . .a person make a third lane before and drive along the footpath.
"At first I noticed the car coming from behind. I thought perhaps he was stuck in a driveway. He tried to imply he was going down a side street but he didn't. That's when I realised what he was doing," Leevard said.
Leevard said the car travelled along the footpath from the intersection of Mahia and Christmas Rds all the way to Beaumonts Way Extension - about 300m.
Mahia Rd is a major thoroughfare, which connects to the Southern Motorway.
