- The footage was recorded in Nanjing, eastern China on September 3
- The man can be seen carrying seven gas tanks while playing on his phone
- Passersby tried to warn the man about his unsafe behaviour
Video footage shows the moment a man was caught carrying seven gas tanks on his motorbike and playing with his phone.
The footage was recorded on September 3 in Nanjing, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, reports the People’s Daily Online.
Passersby tried to warn the man of his unsafe behaviour but he angrily told them that he had to make a living.
The man was pictured on his phone while driving on a busy road in Nanjing
A heavy burden: He was stopped and asked how much he was carrying
In the footage, the man can be seen riding a motorbike carrying gas cyclinders.
He is preoccupied with his phone and is unaware of the traffic around him. At one point he even moves into another lane without realising.
The man can be seen preoccupied with his phone, completely unaware of traffic around him
rom the footage, it appears that his motorbike is carrying seven gas cylinders
A man can be heard telling him that his actions are dangerous.
From the footage, it appears that his motorbike is carrying seven gas cylinders in total.
He says that the cylinders weigh 200kg in total.
CHINA’S ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
A school bus crashed into a truck in China’s Gansu province, killing 17 preschoolers and two adults in 2011. The rescuers were captured inspecting the overloaded nine-seater school bus.
- China’s road traffic fatalities: The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 260,000 people die in China as a result of road accidents each year. Around 6 in 10 are vulnerable road users – pedestrians, cyclists, and people on motorcycles, according to a release in May 2016.
- Traffic accidents biggest killer of Chinese children:UNICEF says road traffic injuries are the leading mortality cause of children aged 1-4 years in China
- Speeding and overloading of passengers posing key risks: The two factors feature in up to 66.3% and 32.6% of traffic accidents in China respectively, a study published on Traffic Injury Prevention shows.
- Accuracy of official data raises concerns: Notable difference is spotted between the WHO figures and the official data. For instance, the organization estimated Chinese road deaths in 2013 at 261,367 — at least four times official number of 58,539.
Source: World Health Organization, UNICEF, Traffic Injury Prevention