Watch BMW driver make wrong turn and barrel straight towards oncoming traffic – but viewers DON’T think it’s his fault

A BMW operator has sparked statement online aft a incorrect crook sent him barreling towards oncoming traffic.

The confused motorist seemed convinced they were doing the close thing, but was accused of "making up the rules".

Dash cam footage taken by driving instructor Jason Horsfield successful Greater Manchester showed the operator joining a alternatively analyzable dual carriageway astatine a junction.

The BMW was coming from the left-hand broadside of a crossroads and attempting to crook close to get onto the different road.

To bash this they had to transverse 1 lane of postulation turning backmost the mode helium conscionable came and past a further 2 lanes continuing consecutive up successful the other direction.

Clearly, they didn't work the road layout rather close and ended up trying to crook into incorrect lane.

This efficaciously sent them travelling the incorrect way down the incorrect broadside of the carriageway.

The red-faced motorist rapidly realised his mistake and, thankfully, managed to deed the brakes earlier colliding with immoderate cars.

But they besides realised that they couldn't safely reverse retired of the predicament without backing into the engaged junction.

So, instead, they compounded the mistake but turning crossed the cardinal reservation, moving implicit a pedestrian crossing successful the process.

This past brought them backmost onto the close broadside of the roadworthy and allowed them to proceed connected with their journey.

Posting the clip connected his TikTok account, @jason_horsfield, the driving teacher joked: "When BMW drivers marque up the rules."

His amusement was besides backed up by galore social media commenters.

One wrote: "10/10 for improvising."

Another added: "Is it maine oregon are the radical with fancy cars truly atrocious drivers?"

However, immoderate were conscionable arsenic speedy to support the driver.

While astir recognised that the motorist had got it wrong, they insisted that they had really dealt with the mistake beauteous well.

One protagonist deed back: "Bad determination but I deliberation that was the safest determination aft messing up the turn.

"Reversing would've caused much chaos."

And a 2nd chimed in: "There are acold to galore junctions similar this without lane markings oregon arrows.

"Easy to do."