‘This is a joke’: police in China fine ‘irresponsible’ woman for riding electric suitcase down busy Shanghai street
- Woman tells officers suitcase is best way to get to work
- Officers beg to differ, say luggage-riding endangers public safety
A woman who was discovered riding an electric suitcase down a busy street in China has been slapped with a fine and a reprimand by traffic police.
The unidentified luggage driver, who was in her home city of Shanghai at the time, was crossing a busy intersection when police stopped her, The Paper reported.
In a video clip, filmed by an onlooker, surnamed Zhou, the woman is seen sitting on her electric suitcase while trying to convince two police officers that it was the best way for her to get to work.
The officers told her that she was a safety risk and a danger to life.
It is unclear if the woman knew what she was doing was illegal, but she kept going until the police stopped her.
The woman continued arguing with the officers, even asking them if they would be prepared to give her a lift to work, at which point she was fined and reprimanded.
Police say electric suitcases are banned on the road because they are neither vehicles nor non-motorised vehicles, such as bicycles. They added that the e-luggage could be used indoors and on closed private roads in residential areas.