Chinese pet owner straps a metal bowl to his dog’s head while carrying it on his scooter after officials required all riders to wear helmets
- Trending footage shows the pet sporting the unusual headgear in Hangzhou
- The owner gave the makeshift ‘helmet’ to his dog to meet the city’s traffic rule
- The video of the adorable dog has amused millions on Chinese social media
A Chinese pet owner has come up with a creative way to protect his pooch passenger while carrying it on his electronic scooter.
Viral footage released by local media shows the pet fastened with ropes while sitting in a plastic basket on the moving moped in the Chinese eastern city Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
Millions of Chinese social media users have been amused by the adorable footage of the pet sporting the unconventional headgear.
A Chinese pet owner has strapped his dog with a metal bowl in order to follow the country’s new campaign that forces all electronic scooter riders to wear helmets on the road
Viral footage released by local media shows the pooch fastened with ropes while sitting in a plastic basket on the moving moped in the Chinese eastern city Hangzhou, Zhejiang province
The pet owner, who remains anonymous, said that he came up with the idea after the city issued a mandatory rule, ordering all e-bikers wear helmets.
‘Now the new law is coming out. [We would be] fined without wearing a helmet,’ the male resident told Zhejiang Television.
‘So, I bought a helmet for myself and made a ‘helmet’ for the dog,’ he added.
The regulation passed by Zhejiang officials will take effect from July 1. Residents who break the rule can be fined up to 50 yuan (£5.6).
It comes after China’s Ministry of Public Security has launched the campaign ‘one helmet, one belt’ in a bid to protect citizens on the road.
Millions of Chinese social media users have been amused by the adorable footage of the pet wearing the unconventional headgear. The picture shows the resident with his pet dog
The pet owner, who remains anonymous, said that he came up with the idea after the city issued a mandatory rule. The picture shows the pet dog sitting on its owner’s electronic bike
The trending video has amassed nearly four million views since being uploaded by the local media on Saturday.
One commenter wrote: ‘Hahaha this is way too cute!’
Another one said: ‘So adorable! The puppy can also use the bowl for food haha!’
It comes as China’s new helmet campaign has driven tens of millions of scooter riders into a frenzy as the market price for the safety headgears skyrocketed since the rule was announced in late April.
Chinese media reported that bike helmets were sold for 30 yuan (£3.3) before April. By the end of May, the average price shot to 298 yuan (£33.1).
‘Helmet price increased’ also became a trending topic on Chinese Twitter-like Weibo.
The picture shows the owner strapping his dog with a metal bowl in order to follow the country’s new campaign that forces all electronic scooter riders to wear helmets on the road