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Here’s something you (hopefully) don’t see too often on a busy boulevard: an elderly woman on a motorized scooter is being towed by a man in a red sedan, during rush hour traffic.
It happened in Santa Clarita, California, and yes, there is video to prove it. ABC 7’s Eyewitness News says several motorists called the police after noticing the woman on a 3-wheel motorized scooter getting what could best be described as the ride of her life.
You can also see the footage at the bottom of the page. Clearly, neither the woman nor the male driver (her husband or a like-minded male friend) is too concerned about a little something called safety. This, despite the fact that she “was nearly clipped by several cars, but she merely waved them off with her hand and continued down the street,” as one witness tells the media outlet.
“The moment happened in the middle of rush hour traffic on busy Valencia Boulevard Tuesday evening. It appears a tow strap attaches the car and scooter together,” adds the same media outlet.
Several motorists saw the incident and called the police, which is what authorities urge all drivers to do when they see dangerous behavior on the road. According to the sheriff's department, what the pair did was “highly dangerous and illegal,” in case you still had doubts about it.
While there could be a million ways to explain this creative way of towing a motorized scooter (an empty battery is the most likely, though), there is no explaining the complete disregard for safety for all those involved. Police recommend always calling 911 when you see dangerous and illegal behavior on the road, and filming it if possible.
So here’s to hoping the woman made it to her destination in one piece so that police can track her down.
You can also see the footage at the bottom of the page. Clearly, neither the woman nor the male driver (her husband or a like-minded male friend) is too concerned about a little something called safety. This, despite the fact that she “was nearly clipped by several cars, but she merely waved them off with her hand and continued down the street,” as one witness tells the media outlet.
“The moment happened in the middle of rush hour traffic on busy Valencia Boulevard Tuesday evening. It appears a tow strap attaches the car and scooter together,” adds the same media outlet.
Several motorists saw the incident and called the police, which is what authorities urge all drivers to do when they see dangerous behavior on the road. According to the sheriff's department, what the pair did was “highly dangerous and illegal,” in case you still had doubts about it.
While there could be a million ways to explain this creative way of towing a motorized scooter (an empty battery is the most likely, though), there is no explaining the complete disregard for safety for all those involved. Police recommend always calling 911 when you see dangerous and illegal behavior on the road, and filming it if possible.
So here’s to hoping the woman made it to her destination in one piece so that police can track her down.
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