Wheelchair-bound man opts for a risky way of beating rush-hour traffic as he reaches breakneck speeds in extraordinary viral footage

A WHEELCHAIR-bound man opts for a risky way of beating rush-hour traffic in this extraordinary footage which is going viral on the Internet.

The unidentified male forces cars to brake behind him as he changes lanes before gathering speed  and overtaking other vehicles as he races downhill in Barcelona.

A motorcyclist behind him filmed the shocking video on a mobile phone as he drove down Muntaner Street, one of the Catalan capital’s main arteries.

He has jokingly been dubbed Rapido y Furioso, Spanish for ‘Fast & Furious’ after the American franchise which centres on illegal street racing and heists, on social media.

The mystery man appeared to be wearing no helmet or protective clothing despite reaching breakneck speeds.

The video had already been viewed nearly 65,000 times this morning/yesterday morning (TUE), four days after it was posted.

The Guardia Urbana, Barcelona’s local police force, are understood to be investigating but have yet to identify the offender.

A police spokesman said it was “definitely illegal” to ride a wheelchair in this way.

In February a man in a wheelchair was pictured racing along a busy road in Colombia while holding onto the back of a motorcyclist who appeared to be delivering pizzas.

Last November a wheelchair-bound man was filmed in Salvador, Brazil, getting a lift up a hill near his home from a taxi driver.

He was described at the time as someone who regularly hitched lifts with drivers, sparking the suggestion he was a victim of the poor public transport service on offer in Salvador for people with physical disabilities.