SHOCKING footage of a woman pushing a pram across seven lanes of traffic was recorded­ in Balgowlah.

The video was captured on a dashcam by Manly freelance photographer Brad Hunter, of Salty Dingo.

He said the woman walked past a pedestrian crossing and then crossed in front of his car in Manly Rd, near Sydney Rd and the Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery.

The woman, who was wearing shorts and a baseball cap, was filmed just before­ 2pm on Wednesday afternoon.

It is not clear whether she had a child in the pram.

At one point, she pulled the buggy back towards her after it was nearly clipped by a moving car in the next lane. Mr Hunter said he was horrified.

Viewers said they could not believe how dangerous the woman’s move was.

“Far out — I’ve never seen anyone do that there. There’s a walkway over that road about 5 metres away so you can cross safely,” was one comment.

Another woman said: “So she would put herself ... at risk rather than walk a few extra metres to the set of lights?”