It’s not every day you see an elderly man in a scooter starring in his own low-speed crime drama on the streets of New York City, but that’s exactly what happened on 7th Avenue. A short clip, barely 30 seconds long, captured the moment when a man on a mobility scooter drove alongside a car and, without hesitation, dragged his key across the vehicle’s door. In the background, The Beatles’ Hey Jude can be heard from the driver’s stereo. At first, the driver inched forward, maybe testing if the stranger would give up. But no, the scooter kept pace. At one point, the man appeared in the driver’s side mirror, only to steer back next to the door as if to make it clear he wasn’t going anywhere.
The most unsettling part wasn’t the act itself, but the man’s vacant expression. He scratched the car without raising his voice or showing anger. Just a steady, mechanical swipe. He even looked up at the driver as if to lock eyes briefly before continuing. The driver, on the other hand, seemed to stay oddly quiet until the very end, when he cried out “oh my god” twice as though he had only just realized what was happening. Moments later, the scooter man simply rolled off down the street, leaving dents and confusion in his wake.
Netizens React to the Scooter Showdown in New York City
In the comments, a few people were extremely baffled by the driver’s calmness. “That driver has the reaction time of a cooked prawn,” one person quipped. A second person said, “Why is this guy just letting bro do that exactly?” Many viewers were more focused on the scooter man himself and the eerie vibe he gave off. “He is not even doing it out of anger. His demeanor screams psychopath,” one user observed. Someone else added, “In my opinion, this guy is calm because he’s doing this out of spite. He seems like a child who gets away with more than he should and pouts when he doesn’t.”
Of course, the internet wasn’t short on revenge suggestions. “Those scooters don’t do reverse very quickly… all he had to do was open his door all the way and that assh*t isn’t going anywhere,” one person pointed out. Another joked, “Just kick him off the scooter. He won’t be able to get up like an obese bug laying on its back.” “Looks like a good way to get your ass beat,” a third remarked. Then there were those who simply boiled over with rage. “This makes me so insanely angry. And wtf is that dude doing on the road in a scooter anyways?? I sincerely hope they arrested that assh*le,” one wrote.
