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Date Published: 04/10/2022
ARCHIVED - VIDEO: Hair-raising footage of man driving electric wheelchair on A-7 in Malaga
Footage of the motorised wheelchair travelling in the middle lane of the motorway in Andalucia has gone viral
Shocking footage of a man driving in the middle lane of the busy A-7 motorway in Malaga on an electric wheelchair has gone viral and prompted a search for the person "posing a clear risk to road safety".
The footage was recorded on a mobile phone last weekend and shared on SocialDrive platforms. The clip has been shared more than 500 times and received more than 3,600 likes, in addition to prompting a hunt for the driver by the Director General of Traffic (DGT) and Guardia Civil.
Con una silla de ruedas motorizada por el carril central de la autovía
— SocialDrive (@SocialDrive_es) October 3, 2022
📹 #A7 Málaga pic.twitter.com/RnNwgNaW1S
The two bodies are working together to trace the "reckless driver" who, according to comments on Twitter, is no stranger to using a section of the A-7 that connects San Pedro de Alcántara and Marbella.
"The Guardia Civil has escorted him more times than a minister," wrote one of the social media users.
The A-7 carries a significant volume of traffic every day with an average speed of between 90 and 110 kilometres. In the video, vehicles can be seen visibly reducing their speed to avoid an accident as the wheelchair driver continues in the middle lane rather than moving into the right-hand side - although it's illegal to drive in either on a powered wheelchair.
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Image: SocialDrive Twitter
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