Young mechanics tested driving go-karts that they built in classes to improve road safety.<br /><br />Footage from Monday (March 02) shows the engineering students races on their mini vehicles in Trang, southern Thailand.<br /><br />One of the students named Piyaphan Jittawong, 18, said the purpose of the vehicles was for a farming purpose and for children to learn how to ride them safely. <br /><br />Thailand has one of the highest rates of road deaths in the world, but young students believe their inventions can help to improve safety.<br /><br />He said: "The go-karts and motocross bikes are dangerous but there are many boys who still want to ride them.<br /><br />"We invented these scaled-down vehicles so they could try them more safely and they are also cheaper.<br /><br />"Moreover, they can also be beneficial for the farmers to ride around checking their fields, since the vehicles are small they gave more accessibility in the fruit grove."
