A 25-year-old man in Australia was stopped for driving on a sidewalk without a license. Not in the car, please pay attention. Nor is it a motorcycle. But it is used to drive electric coolers.
Obviously, Australia has taken a serious approach to wheel coolers. The unlicensed driver not only had to undergo a breath alcohol test—he passed—but the cooler was taken from him and detained for 30 days.
According to a Facebook post, Swan Hill Police Station stopped a 25-year-old man last week who was "driving a motorized esky on the sidewalk of Victoria Street Kerang."
Esky refers to the portable cooler of the Australian brand. The photo of the electric cooler shows that a bright blue cooler is located on a metal platform with four wheels, an engine behind it, and a group of things that look like bicycle handles. The cooler seems to form a temporary vehicle Seat. The whole thing looks smaller than a lawn tractor.
The police statement read: “Due to size/engine capacity, this electric esky is considered a vehicle and must comply with legislative requirements and road rules.”
The cooler has been impounded for 30 days, and the driver faces charges of driving without a license and driving an "unregistered motor vehicle."
This is the little guy being dragged away:
Australian police seized the electric cooler, the photo is amazing https://t.co/ivUqKEF6w4
Man cited for driving a motorized cooler without a license – https://t.co/zKnzrihtOw https://t.co/mphNBfbfYR
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