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Couldn't chair less! Man whizzes through city on a recliner attached to scooter


A rider has been catching the public’s eye in New Zealand thanks to his creative approach to new electric share scooters.

Footage uploaded to Facebook on Monday shows a man riding a Lime scooter with an armchair mounted on top through the streets of South Island’s Dunedin.

Sitting comfortably, he can be seen among traffic as he heads along the road and down cycle paths.

The clip was shared online by Jay Bud, who is understood to be the man in the video.

The man certainly pushed the new scooter to its limit. Source: Facebook/ Jay Bud
The man certainly pushed the new scooter to its limit. Source: Facebook/ Jay Bud

He revealed the stunt was about “making Limes more fun” and that he was seeing the scooters’ capabilities, The New Zealand Herald reported.

The e-scooters were introduced to Dunedin last week following their arrival in several cities across Australia and New Zealand including Brisbane and Auckland.

Lime scooters, which are from the same company that provides Lime e-bikes in Sydney, operate via an app which tracks its usage by a customer.

While the stunt has brought many laughs, police in Australia are warning about the safety of some users. Source: Facebook/ Jay Bud
While the stunt has brought many laughs, police in Australia are warning about the safety of some users. Source: Facebook/ Jay Bud

Like previous bike shares such as Ofo, the scooters can be left in a suitable place on the street when the customer has finished riding it.

And like its predecessors, the scooters have faced strong resistance since their introduction.

Police are warning users to abide by road laws when using the scooters, especially with regards to drink driving.

According to Australian law, you don’t need a licence to ride one of the scooters.

However if you’re charged and convicted of drink driving while using one of the scooters, you could still lose your licence just as you would behind the wheel of the car.

Riders as young as 12 are permitted to use them with adult supervision while helmets are a requirement.

The scooters can reach speeds of up to 27km/h.