Do you know what’s difficult? Standing on one leg while juggling nine bowling balls covered in sulfuric acid and singing “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen.
You know what else is difficult? Driving a scooter without crashing it into something every few seconds. Apparently.
Case in point:
If you’ve missed it, the madness starts already on the first second—upper middle of the screen. The whole video plays out like a Charlie Chaplin skit, only with more reckless bodily injury.
Meet our hero: an unknown scooter driver. His mission? To cross the road. His determination? Commendable. His driving skills? Non-existent. His ability to remain entirely in denial about the lack of said skills? World class!
I wonder what’s going through his head this whole time?
0:01 Jeez! Where did that car come from?! Awkward. Welp, gotta get back on my bike. As they say, “if at first you don’t succeed…”
0:14 OK-gotta-go-no-time-to-wait-excuse-me-weeeeeeee!
0:17 Oh, for the love of…another car?! What is this, an intersection? Out of my way!
0:21 I said, “Out. Of. My.”
0:24 Wwwwwaaaaaaaaaa…
0:25 …aaaaw, for fuck’s sake! Who taught these people to drive?! Excuse me, but I don’t have all day. If you’re not moving, I am.
0:29 FREEEDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
0:30 AAAAAAAAAAARGH THIS IS GODDAMN RIDICULOUS! REALLY! Ooooooow, my poor all internal organs at once. How they hurt! I’m gonna go give this driver a piece of my mind (and maybe a shard of my collarbone, the way things are going). Is he even looking where he drives?!
0:50 What? Oh no-no-no-no-NO you don’t! You won’t be stealing my scooter. You might crash it into a wall or something.
0:58 Oops. Just a little bump. Not to worry. I got this.
0:59 This thing has a steering wheel?! Well I’ll be damned, driving’s about to get a whole lot easier!
1:00 Move aside, road barricade, I have places to be!
1:03 Places like this cosy giant hole in the middle of the city for no good reason. So peaceful in here. No other drivers. I think I’ll take a nap.
By the way, judging by the piece of the barricade that falls in with our hero, the hole isn’t that deep. So we can assume he’ll be OK. As long as he gives up driving. Permanently.
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More bad drivers need to be given scooters and put in that intersection. It would make a serious dent in over-population.
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While I cannot vocally support this out of PC concerns, I will *wink* *wink* officially *wink* condemn such a *wink* misguided sentiment.
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Haha! As someone who has somewhat chaotically navigated across busy intersections on a scooter in an Asian country I feel like I’m having dejavu from all the bad images playing through my mind every time I did so!
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Oh yeah, I’ve had similar experiences in both Vietnam and India. But this goes beyond anything I’ve seen before. Classic!
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My goodness. How deep was the hole…?
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Hey man, watch the language. There are children here. Somewhere. Probably.
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Ha. Love it. And SORRY to any of the kids out there.
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The last stunt looked like fun!
I think, I may need to get out more. But, I won’t be riding on a scooter when I do.
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Well that’s a big loss for you. Think of all the Internet stardom you could achieve?! You’d be the hero of CCTV!
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I could, everything is funnier when it involves a middle -aged woman trying to operate a scooter. Perhaps, I should wait a few years and run people over with an amigo scooter at the Local Walmart?
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You can do anything you set your mind to! I believe in you!
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I’m still giggling at this Daniel – priceless. And the ending when he disappears down a large hole in the road – you couldn’t make it up!
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As they say, one man’s pain is another man’s endless giggling by the computer!
And yeah, it’s so over-the-top crazy it almost seems staged, right?
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And that’s exactly why I don’t embarrass my fellow Americans by driving a scooter 🙂
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Well, I’m sure that no matter how bad your driving is, this guy has you beat by far!
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I admire his determination and ability to hide his drunkenness… Level: Expert.
Hugs!
Valerie
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He’s a true inspiration to all of us! We’re not worthy, we’re not worthy, we’re not worthy. All hail the scooterman!
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Hilarious! Is this for real?
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I’m afraid it is. Or it’s an elaborate prank that involved dozens of drivers and pedestrians on a real, busy intersection.
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His determination to stick in there and keep trying to cross the street was almost endearing….
Just curious: Is his last name Manok or Pollo?
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Right? I’m almost inspired by the guy!
I doubt his name is anything chicken-related. He may be many things, but a coward he’s not!
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But he kept trying to CROSS THE ROAD! Get it? Chicken? Crossing the road?
Any one? …../taps the mic……Is this thing on?
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Touche! They cut off the power to the mic on Mondays and Wednesdays…for safety purposes. I can say no more. Don’t ask any further questions and act natural.
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Oh, that’s horrible! Poor guy. I think it’s time he switch to public transportation. Any more of that and he’ll be eating through a straw.
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Yeah looks quite brutal, but you must admire his determination!
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He was probably so stunned, he just kept going, like a mouse batting up against the walls of a maze.
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Ha!
Legends say that, in the night, if you listen close enough, you can still hear the faint sounds of a revving engine and the driver’s stubborn words, almost like a chant: “I think I can. I think I can. I think I can.”
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