Man fined for riding horse in HCM City centre during rush hour

HCM CITY — Traffic police in HCM City have fined a man who rode a horse in peak hour in the city's centre

The  三0-year-old was seen on the white horse riding around HCM City’s centre on Tuesday while wearing a yellow coat and a helmet of a ride-hailing firm Be, Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper reported.

He was stopped by traffic police at  六. 二0pm Tuesday while riding at the Hai Bà Trưng-Nguyễn Đình Chiều intersection. He and his horse blocked other vehicles and posed traffic danger to others, the report said.

The photos of the man and the horse on the street, taken by passers-by spread widely on social network platforms.

The rider said he was hired to advertise the ride-hailing app and confessed not to knowing the traffic law and admitted his violation.