Australian Motorcycle Gaffe Goes Viral
An Australian teenager's motorcycle-related prank has garnered him
some international attention - but likely not the kind he was
hoping for.
In a small town located just outside Melbourne, the teenager
apparently attempted to ride his Kawasaki dirt bike through the
local grocery store, with the entire incident captured on the
market's security cameras. Teenagers pull pranks all the time, but
it was the ending to this one that made the video go viral.
Ready for his great escape, the teen drove toward the automatic
doors and expected them to open, allowing him to reach freedom.
Instead, the doors stayed shut and he crashed into them. The boy
wasn't hurt, but the gaffe allowed staff to catch up to the
prankster.
Employees and staff weren't really all that amused with the stunt,
as they said one woman had to jump out of away to avoid the
daredevil. Had she been struck, she could have sustained serious
injuries.
The store's manager, Jim Jowett, pulled no punches in describing
his feelings on the matter to the Herald Sun.
"He's a bloody idiot, that's all I can say," he told the news
source.
Staff apparently let the boy go before police arrived after the
boy's aunt began verbally abusing the employees. Still, police
expect that they'll catch up with the lad sooner or later, as his
stunt gone wrong was caught on camera.