Fury as selfish drivers tear across PAVEMENT to dodge bins as refuse workers do their rounds

THIS is the moment selfish drivers speed across the pavement to dodge bins as refuse workers do their rounds.

An SUV overtook at least four cars and the collection lorry when he mounted the curb and drove off clear of the truck in Cornwall.

Three more then followed, driving over the same curb with two almost crashing into each other, footage released by Cornwall council shows.

Just one motor patiently waited for the bin men to move forward.

In a separate incident, a motorcyclist mounted the pavement to avoid two workers emptying wheelie bins on the street.

Meanwhile, another motorist was filmed driving on the roundabout the wrong way.

A council spokesman called them "inconsiderate, impatient and downright dangerous actions that put hardworking rubbish and recycling collection crews and other road users at risk".

Councillor Carol Mould added: “I could hardly believe what I was seeing.

"For the sake of a few moments delay, people seem to be willing to not only put the lives of waste crews in danger, but also the lives of pedestrians and other road users.

"We all need to work together to keep our communities safe.”

Rubbish and recycling collection services Biffa said crews sometimes get verbal abuse hurled at them too.

It added: “We do our best to keep the collection trucks moving as quickly as possible.

"We are aware that everyone has somewhere they need to be, but it is disheartening, and sometimes quite threatening, to see other road users being so impatient."