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'Petty' bloke installs CCTV to mock drivers crashing into rock on his driveway

Drivers all know that blocking someone's driveway is not really acceptable, but we're much less unanimous when it comes to using someone's drive to turn around.

One homeowner noticed cars were using the edge of his driveway to turn around on - and hitting a massive rock in the process. Instead of moving the rock, Mark Coultous decided to set up a TikTok exposing the CCTV footage of these drivers smashing into it.

Mark is refusing to move the offending boulder, saying it's "not his problem" that motorists keep hitting it and that the rock is clearly visible from the road - splitting opinions in the comments.

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The rock was originally placed out during Covid for the NHS (Kennedy News and Media)
Mark Coultous said it's 'not his problem' despite it being his rock (Kennedy News and Media)

The clips - dubbed 'rockcam' - show drivers mounting his path in West Yorkshire and running over the NHS-branded boulder, ripping parts from one vehicle and leaving others jammed and forced to reverse off.

Some viewers have called Mark "petty" for refusing to remove the rock while others have hailed it as a "great idea", however Mark insists he won't be removing the "hazard".

One clip shows two young men drive straight into the rock before reversing back, appearing to damage the front of the car and removing the NHS boulder from its position on the driveway.

A Fiat 500 driver runs straight over the rock without stopping to notice or check if any damage has been done, they let out a seemingly oblivious passenger before driving off - totally unphased by the crash.

In this particular clip, Mark shared that it was "right before our eyes" as he was getting into his own car when the driver took the turning shortcut over the pavement and into the rock. They seem to drive over something red after hitting the boulder, it's unclear if this came off the car or is a warning cone.

Mark has since responded to critics claiming the rock is "serving a purpose" as drivers are now "more cautious" when they approach his end of the street.

Drivers keep mounting the pavement and Mark's drive to turn around (Kennedy News and Media)
Often this results in them hitting the rock (Kennedy News and Media)

He shows footage of the street view, arguing that the boulder is visible if driving towards it and most motorists don't hit it. The dad says the rock was placed at the end of his drive during Covid when his kids painted it blue and daubed NHS on it.

Mark said: "People seem to think it's okay to drive 1.5m over a pavement and onto the drive and seem to say that it's been done maliciously.

"It was put there for the NHS during Covid. Happy clappy times - the kids did it. Kids did it all over the country. It's been left there ever since because it's serving a purpose. So yeah, it's staying there.

"We did realise it was actually serving a purpose when we saw cars hit it. Not many hit it. Most cars don't. In fact most cars now are actually more cautious when they come up the street.

"There's only one or two that hit it. It's not my problem. I'm not moving that rock because someone can't see and hits it.

"I can see it, everyone else can see it that comes up the street as you'll see on the live camera views. Everybody else sees that rock. People can't sue me for that. I didn't think they could."

Mark showed the paint flecks on the floor that had come off the rock (Kennedy News and Media)

His TikTok videos of the cars falling foul of his rock, posted to his personal account and one called RockCamTok, have been seen more than two million times.

One supportive user said: "People shouldn't be driving over the pavement in the first place. If they do and hit a rock placed on his garden then tough luck."

Another said: "He can decorate his drive however he wants. It's the responsibility of the driver to make sure they don't hit anything on his property."

However, one said: "If you're going to put something there it should be something tall people so they can actually see from all angles."

Another added: "Looks to me like it's a known hazard."

A third threatened: "That rock would come through your window after it hit my car," while a fourth simply called it "petty."

Mark has been contacted for further comment.

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