Chinese driver stops on highway over fear of heights
Man says he has suffered such issues before and officers previously came to his aid
Police in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang issued only a verbal warning to a driver who stopped suddenly on an elevated road because he claimed he was afraid of heights.
Traffic police saw on surveillance video on Tuesday that a car with a Jiangsu province licence plate had stopped on the road shoulder, the Qianjiang Evening News reports.
The command centre then received a call for help from the driver, who said he felt “very uncomfortable” after driving onto the highway.
“I can’t drive. Please come and help me,” the driver was quoted as saying.
The man later told police he suffered from acrophobia and was driving from Jiangsu province to Hangzhou. He felt dizzy when he drove on the elevated section of the road, he said.
