WTF?: An Old Man on a Scooter Out Ran the Police?

The lukewarm pursuit started after he caused traffic chaos by crawling down the fast lane of a busy dual carriageway.

Police asked the stubborn senior citizen to pull over. But he defiantly cranked his battery-powered mobility scooter up to its top speed - 8mph - and somehow managed to escape their attention.

Engineer, Ian Hardy, from Darlington said he couldn’t believe his eyes as he watched the chase unfold on the A1032 Newport Bridge Approach Road on Monday afternoon.


“It was just incredible,” said Ian, of Darlington, who captured the action on camera. “It was so bizarre. He came along in the outside lane with a queue of traffic behind him and a panda car to his left.


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richardp996 - 7/29/2007 4:12:25 AM

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crazy

richardp996 - 7/29/2007 4:12:26 AM

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crazy

fuelfool - 7/30/2007 1:19:04 AM

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I'm 32 years old and down with the "Geriatric Lifestyle". I own a top-of-the-line zero-emissions Pride Wrangler PMV (personal mobility vehicle) superior even to the "Legend" model once endorsed by Evel Kneivel. Greener than a Prius, and with dual electric motors and "rabbit mode", my Wrangler is nearly as fast. I still wouldn't think of driving it in traffic though.

M53R - 7/30/2007 2:25:46 PM

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WTF?!