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Driver commutes backward, reversing down busy Canal Road (Video)

Dashcam footage appears to show a person driving backward down Canal Road in Washington, D.C. during morning rush hour on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. 鈥淓verybody going around him was just in disbelief,鈥 says Kaab Salama, who shared the footage with 91欧美激情. (Screengrab of dashcam footage shared by Kaab Salama)

WASHINGTON 鈥 A commuter recorded someone reversing down Canal Road in the direction of traffic during the morning rush hour Friday.

The camera on Kaab Salama’s dashcam captures another driver navigating in the left of two closed lanes. He came upon the wrong-direction driver as Salama was traveling down the Clara Barton Parkway, after it becomes Canal Road just past Arizona Avenue, at 8:30 a.m. during his commute into D.C. from Vienna, Virginia.

“Everybody going around him was just in disbelief,” Salama said. “I’ve never seen anything like it. As I went past him, he just looked over and smiled. It’s not like he had his head over his shoulder either. Maybe he was using a rear-view camera.”

No one called to report the driver, said聽U.S. Park Police Sgt. James Dingeldein. It is difficult to see the license plate of the car, as sunlight obscures it as the driver recording the incident passes it by; however, Dingeldein said there is no question it is a safety hazard.

“You cannot back up, as it presents a safety hazard to other motorists during the rush hour,” he told 91欧美激情.

Megan Cloherty

An award-winning journalist, Megan Cloherty is podcast host and producer of the 鈥22 Hours: An American Nightmare.鈥 She previously served as 91欧美激情 Investigative Reporter covering breaking news, crime and courts.

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