Barcelona Speedster

A wheelchair-bound man in Spain has been caught on camera weaving in and out of Barcelona traffic and moving faster than surrounding vehicles. The street racer was cruising along Barcelona's busy Carrer de Muntaner when a motorcycle passenger took the video.
November 15, 2016 Read time: 1 min

A wheelchair-bound man in Spain has been caught on camera weaving in and out of Barcelona traffic and moving faster than surrounding vehicles. The street racer was cruising along Barcelona's busy Carrer de Muntaner when a motorcycle passenger took the video.

It is worth noting that the market is now offering solutions to wheelchair users wanting to attain surprisingly high speeds. A road-touring adaptor comes in three versions – city (70km/h), highway (90km/h) and freeway (120km/h). Perhaps road builders will in the near future have to design in dedicated wheelchair lanes.

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