Watch: Wheelchair convoy towed by mobility scooter on busy Whangarei road

Footage supplied by Hannah Tangny. A convoy of wheelchairs towed by a mobility scooter is turning heads on social media. The video, posted by Hannah Tangney, shows a mobility scooter towing two people seated in wheelchairs, hooked up behind the scooter.

A convoy of wheelchairs towed by a mobility scooter is turning heads on social media.

The video, posted by Hannah Tangney, shows a mobility scooter towing two people seated in wheelchairs, hooked up behind the scooter.

More than 160,000 people have viewed it on Facebook.

The bizarre trio drive south down Whangarei's busy Kamo Rd, before veering out onto a white painted median strip in the middle of the road.

After heading south a few more metres in the middle of the road, they veer right, and cross the road, where the scooter struggles to mount the curb.

The video ends as the wheelchairs appear to be uncoupled while the users inspect their various modes of transport.

The footage was shot from a nearby bus stop, and prompted the smartphone user to observe "only in Whangarei!"

Ms Tangey said she was waiting for her bus on June 14 between 2.30pm and 3pm when she saw the peculiar action unfold.

She saw the mobility scooter, then the wheelchairs and thought "oh my god I so have to video this."

The 18-year-old said she hadn't seen them before, and hasn't seen them again since.

"I actually thought it was dangerous but then I laughed about it. I wasn't expecting to see something like that."

Her video has been shared almost 1000 times and she said she was definitely not expecting her video to be so popular.

Inspector Wayne Ewers said it was "not the wisest thing to be doing".

"Especially travelling down the centre with traffic going past on both sides."

He said it was people not thinking of their own safety first.

"They would be best to go to the nearest pedestrian crossing or set of lights and cross safely."

Tiaho Trust chief executive Jonny Wilkinson said he understands the three people in the video are local residents from around Tikipunga who regularly travel in such fashion.

"They are genuine wheechair users and sometimes one needs to cross the road to get to the other side!"

"I think the facebook video takes it out of context somewhat."