Cruising (and Bumping) in Style

September 10, 2013, Shanghai – A few bumper cars were seen backing up onto the street.  Sources say that the drivers were workers at the neighborhood’s amusement park, and that they drive the bumper cars so that they can avoid the hassle of public transportation.

                The past few days, netizens were surprised to see bumper cars driving down the streets of Shanghai.  After pictures were posted online, they quickly went viral, earning the name “Speedy Karts”.  Sources stated that the pictures were taken at the intersection of Huaqing Road and Gongyuan Road, where there is a square nearby with a bumper car track.  Reporters discovered that the drivers were employees at the amusement park, and that they use the bumper cars to avoid the hassle of public transportation.  However, the circumstances have not been verified by the authorities, who are now carrying out an investigation.  From the pictures, reporters identified four different cars, red, orange, blue, and green, all forming a brightly colored line of bumper cars crossing the street.  Seeing these cars driving through the city, many drivers got quite the surprise.

Original Chinese: http://house.people.com.cn/n/2013/0913/c164220-22914339.html