Unusual tiny vehicle spotted cruising Lanarkshire streets baffles motorists

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Unusual tiny vehicle spotted cruising Lanarkshire streets baffles motorists Daily Record

A number of sightings have been made in Lanarkshire of a very rare human-powered vehicle.

The tiny Velomobile was spotted cruising the streets of Strathaven this week as motorists feared it was so small they could have "driven over it".

Since its bizarre appearance in the local town, it's cropped up all over the country including Kilmarnock, Tighnabruaich, Prestwick, and Arran, where it's understood the driver - a woman from Germany - is deliberately taking her bright green mode of transport round the whole of Scotland.

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One driver said the little vehicle pulled out in front of her at a roundabout coming from Stonehouse, admitting "it's easy to miss".

Others have told how it was spotted at Common Green in Strathaven, as well as sightings in Eaglesham, Lesmahagow and Douglas.

Amused motorists have compared the Velomobile to something from Thunderbirds with others naming it "the gherkin".

A Velomobile is a human-powered recumbent bike protected by a sturdy shell covering it and the driver, designed to provide an aerodynamic advantage...

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