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WATCH: Impatient driver cuts across grass verge to avoid Birmingham traffic

The driver of this Toyota Land Cruiser had clearly had enough of sitting in jams, cutting across a grass verge on the A435 in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, in the middle of rush hour.

Published Oct 31, 2017

This video cam footage was caught on Monday evening by drivers with a bit more patience, waiting in the traffic.

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