Seeing Fred Flinstone’s footmobile roll down the street is not an everyday sight and, it turns out, not even police officers can resist the temptation of having some fun with it.
Hence the headline. It’s true, one Florida man was pulled over for driving a vehicle that looked very much like the footmobile made famous with the TV cartoon, but he wasn’t ticketed and he certainly wasn’t speeding. That’s a jest from the Pasco Sheriff’s Office.
The deputy spotted the vehicle and asked its driver, Don Swartz, to pose for pictures and act as if he’d just been busted for speeding. The photos have attained viral status since they were posted online earlier this month, for all the obvious reasons.
In addition to turning his Smart car into the footmobile, Swartz also deserves extra points for going all out and actually dressing like Fred Flinstone when it wasn’t even Halloween. Now, that’s what you call dedication. The man even ditched shoes in an effort to make his costume as convincing as possible. The one thing he couldn’t do was turn his Smart into an actual footmobile.
Whoever came up with the story for the pics also deserves some credit: apparently, Mr. Flintstone wasn’t just speeding, he also became “unruly” and had to be detained. Imagine the (fictional) drama.
“Mr. Flinstone was issued a citation for speed and became unruly and had to be detained. After further investigation, Mr. Flinstone was issued a Notice To Appear and released,” the Sheriff’s Office writes on Facebook.
“Deputy Echevarria then seized the vehicle which is now part of the PSO fleet. This is what Intelligence-Led Policing looked like in the stone age,” the text continues. “A very special thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Don and Trina Swartz for being such great sports... Yabba Dabba Doo!”
The deputy spotted the vehicle and asked its driver, Don Swartz, to pose for pictures and act as if he’d just been busted for speeding. The photos have attained viral status since they were posted online earlier this month, for all the obvious reasons.
In addition to turning his Smart car into the footmobile, Swartz also deserves extra points for going all out and actually dressing like Fred Flinstone when it wasn’t even Halloween. Now, that’s what you call dedication. The man even ditched shoes in an effort to make his costume as convincing as possible. The one thing he couldn’t do was turn his Smart into an actual footmobile.
Whoever came up with the story for the pics also deserves some credit: apparently, Mr. Flintstone wasn’t just speeding, he also became “unruly” and had to be detained. Imagine the (fictional) drama.
“Mr. Flinstone was issued a citation for speed and became unruly and had to be detained. After further investigation, Mr. Flinstone was issued a Notice To Appear and released,” the Sheriff’s Office writes on Facebook.
“Deputy Echevarria then seized the vehicle which is now part of the PSO fleet. This is what Intelligence-Led Policing looked like in the stone age,” the text continues. “A very special thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Don and Trina Swartz for being such great sports... Yabba Dabba Doo!”