Story By: John Feng, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Asia Wire Report
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This viral video seen over a million times shows a woman standing on the roof of her husband’s car following an argument at the traffic lights.
The stunt, which was recorded by another motorist and posted online, eventually attracted the attention of local police, leading to the husband’s arrest for a string for traffic offences.
The video filmed on Jianshe Middle Road in the county of Huayuan, which is in Central China’s Hunan Province, shows the wife Ms Ma standing on the roof of the Honda SUV.
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Her husband, who police have named as Long Qing, does not drive away as the pair continue their awkward stand-off at the lights, leaving other motorists waiting behind them.
Traffic camera footage shows Ms Ma bouncing up and down as she stands on the car roof during the bizarre incident which happened next to Biancheng Senior High School on 7th July.
According to the police, Ms Ma first stood in front of Long’s Honda and then climbed the roof when she failed to elicit a response from her husband.
Long reportedly turned on his hazard lights, got out the car and then stared down his spouse for “two the three minutes” before Ms Ma climbed back in and the couple drove off – all without exchanging a single word.
The authorities, who summoned Long shortly after the video went viral on video-sharing application Tik Tok, said the incident was triggered by a disagreement and argument inside the car.
However, it is unclear what the couple were quarrelling over.
Arresting officers said they discovered Long had been driving with an expired motorcycle licence, which had already been suspended for previous offences in the past.
He not only continued to drive with the wrong licence, but also failed to hand the permit in and obey a driving ban.
Huayuan County police fined Long 1,250 RMB (145 GBP) and gave him 14 demerit points.
According to Chinese regulations, 12 demerit points lead to an automatic driving ban, the length of which is determined by the seriousness of the offences.
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