In a bold move that ended in a bit of a facepalm moment, a red Ativa was caught on a dashcam video trying to cleverly skip a traffic jam by tailgating a police car.
The 24-second clip, which has since gone viral after being shared by an amused netizen, shows the Ativa snugly tucked behind the police vehicle, apparently hoping to breeze through the congestion unnoticed.
But as the old saying goes, “You can run, but you can’t hide”—especially not from the cops you’re literally following.
Within minutes, the police car came to a sudden halt, having caught on to the sneaky tactic.
A police officer stepped out and approached the Ativa, leading to a not-so-pleasant surprise for the driver, who learned the hard way that shortcuts aren’t always so short.
Netizens really enjoyed this incident, with many saying “padan muka” (serves you right) and joking about the driver thinking he was very important and could ignore the rules. They also really praised the policeman for quickly handling the situation.
