This certainly isn’t the usual story we cover about cruising under power, but it’s just too good to pass up. It’s about an Australian man who was arrested for towing his 17-foot boat a little more than half a mile from his storage unit to his house behind his little red scooter. The entire idea, the judge said, was “simply daft.”
As reported in The Sydney Morning Herald, Shane Swancott said he had done “research on numerous websites” about towing his boat with his scooter, and that using the scooter was “a great idea.” He wanted to move the boat a little more than half a mile from his storage unit to his house. The problem was that Swancott’s driver’s license was suspended so he couldn’t use his car.
When he was almost home, police saw him towing the boat down the Pacific Highway. He tried to reverse it into his driveway but jack-knifed instead, halting two lanes of traffic. A video of the incident went viral.
In court, the judge fined Swancott $1,100 and suspended his license, again, for six months. Swancott’s lawyer said that Swancott “has learnt his lesson and hopefully he won’t be appearing before the court towing any boats in the future.” Read more:
