Man drives bumper cars in street

A man drove two bumper cars along a busy road in China.

Police were stunned to see the man - known as Zhang - sat between two of the fairground rides driving them both in the crowded city of Taizhou.

Officer Liu Yulin said: "I was sweating. I saw the man sat in between the two cars with one feet on the accelerator of each."

When he was stopped Zhang said he was driving them in public in the hope of attracting trade to his amusement park. He originally had an assistant who was driving one but was left alone with both after the helper received an urgent call.

He said: "I decided to try to drive them both because I didn't want to leave one blocking the road where it might be stolen."