This is the bizarre moment a pensioner was caught on CCTV cameras riding a mobility scooter through a road tunnel in a seaside town. <br /><br />The 65-year-old man’s stunt landed him in trouble with the police in the town of Izola on south-western Slovenia’s Adriatic coast.<br /><br />His journey triggered alarms in the Markovec tunnel as sensors mistook the scooter for a pedestrian illegally using the road tunnel.<br /><br />And he was met by police officers as he emerged from the end of the two kilometre (1.2 mile) tunnel in the early hours of the morning.<br /><br />The man, whose name has not been released, was issued with an on-the-spot fine for an undisclosed amount for his journey.<br /><br />Police told local media the man had been unable to give them an explanation for the stunt and they assumed it was a prank or a forfeit for a lost bet.<br /><br />The video is proving popular with viewers after it was posted online by road safety officials as a warning to others.
