VIDEO: Shocked horse rider snaps car driving towards her down one-way street

Bev Stevens was leading her horse along the Old Newton Road in Great Barr when she managed to film the Renault Laguna.

Mrs Stevens, 52, can be heard remonstrating with the driver, but they simply swerve around her before continuing on his journey.

She said: "I realised it was travelling the wrong way so I stood in the middle of the road shouting at him.

"I managed to get my camera out and I thought he was going to stop but he must have seen a gap because he skimmed straight passed me and carried on."

The 52-year-old, who lives in West Bromwich, has kept horses in a field of Old Newton Road for 20 years.

She said the road was changed to a one-way system after two horses were killed by a drink-driver a few years ago.

But she claimed it was now an even worse situation for horse riders, cyclists and pedestrians because no-one was expecting cars to be travelling in both directions down a one-way street.

She said: "This has happened before and I think the road signs need to be clearer.

"There is just one small sign explaining it is 20mph road too.

"I don't know if sat navs are sending them the wrong way or people are confused because it used to be a two-way street."

Mrs Stevens said she had joined members of Sandwell Valley Riding Centre to get extra safety measures added after the horses were killed.

She said: "It's also an entrance into the Sandwell Valley and it's used by horse riders and cyclists travelling to work in West Brom and Walsall.

"I think it definitely needs more signage and there used to a camera at the bottom of the lane because it was also used occasionally for fly-tipping.

"We wouldn't expect it to be there all the time but it could help."

Newton Councillor Joyce Underhill said the footage appeared to show an opportunistic driver.

She said: "I haven't heard of anyone using the Old Newton Road that way before.

"It's certainly not something that happens regularly.

"There is very good signage down there and I believe it's been one-way for a number of years.

"It was probably someone who knew how to use the road properly but was trying to take a short cut.

"It's not a very well used road and it's usually just used by pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders.

"It's very rare you'll see a car using it because there are much easier ways of getting on the main Newton Road."