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‘Can I drive that with a license?’: man in China goes viral for driving bright pink toy car on busy road, delighting onlookers
- The car moved slowly and certainly made the man feel vulnerable when alongside full-sized automobiles
- The bright colour of the car added a sprinkle of humour to the situation
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While technically a vehicle, a man’s decision to outfit a go-kart as a pink plastic car and take it on the road amused people in China who smiled at his childlike whimsy.
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In the video, the middle-aged man is focused on driving but is also clearly pushing the limits of road safety and appears particularly vulnerable driving next to full-sized sedans.
According to the August 5 video posted on Douyin, China’s TikTok, the man from Tianjin, a coastal municipality in northern China, drove the pink toy car slowly on the road, causing drivers to take a detour or pull over and pedestrians to stop to let him pass.
According to a witness, surnamed Xu, the man drove for at least one kilometre without wearing a helmet.
“It was fortunate for him that there were no traffic police nearby; otherwise, his car would have been impounded,” Xu said.
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The car appears to be a go-kart that had been outfitted with a pink plastic bodyshell. The “car” was bright pink and had what looked like blue handles coming out of the back that were meant for little kids to push around.
The ridiculous design of the vehicle added some humour to the whole comical episode.
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