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Watch this man drive scooter with his legs on Vietnam highway

Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 17:40 GMT+7

A young man has been filmed driving his motorbike on a highway in Vietnam without bothering to use his hands.

The unidentified man is seen laying down on the rear of a scooter and controlling the vehicle with his legs, according to footage sent to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Sunday by a reader named Thanh Tra.

The man was performing the stunt on National Highway No.1 in Binh Minh District of the southern province of Vinh Long, Tra said.

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