Mobility scooter rider packs on 20ft wooden beams and drives down a main road

A reckless old bloke has been called a ‘plank’ by people because he was caught driving along a main road with wood tied to his mobility scooter.

The unknown driver was spotted in Boston, Lincolnshire, where the planks could be seen trapped precariously to the seat and across the wheel arches.

He was also spotted with another bundle of panels secured with string underneath the vehicle and he had several shorter planks on the back of his chair.

Tomasz Tomczuk spotted the driver on May 29 at 8pm in the town and said: ‘The scooter suddenly pulled out onto the road and was driving very slowly along with the wooden planks sticking out in front of him.

‘First thing it made me laugh, but it was very dangerous, he was moving on a very busy road for cars.’

Another resident, who spotted the man riding past his friend’s home, added: ‘I couldn’t quite believe what I was seeing. It certainly didn’t look very safe.’

Another surprised local quipped: ‘It looked like he was transporting his garden decking across town.

‘At first I thought it was a social media stunt but the only people taking pictures of him were shocked passersby.

‘He didn’t seem to have a care in the world and just carried on as if no one was watching.’

The driver was ridiculed on social media for the stupid act. One person said on Facebook: ‘One word describes this fella – plank!’

If you thought this old bloke was a fool wait until you see the next pensioner.

This man unwittingly caused a massive traffic jam after driving his mobility scooter on a busy Spanish motorway.

Police were called and had to drive behind the pensioner with their lights on to safely escort him out of the tunnel and to help avoid an accident.

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