Struggling to find ways to deal with the new social nuisance, police all over the world are resorting to the very cause of the problem-the social media.
As Drake’s song ‘In my feelings’ shot to quick and immense popularity, the social media challenge of the song too went viral, especially among the teenage section and Indian teens are no exception.
Teens all over the world are jumping out of a slowly moving car and dancing to the song while the person behind the steering shoots video while maintaining a slow speed of car. Needless saying, the challenge is risky in many ways. Take a look:
Police around the world are now using social media for sharing videos of the risky challenge and are warning its citizens from taking the ‘In My Feelings Challenge’ that has put the traffic safety in jeopardy and also resulted in accidents in several instances.
Mumbai Police known for their witty ways of sharing messages, used Twitter handle to share video of the challenge going wrong.
The caption read: “You think you can do it in a frisk.. till you find out it wasn’t worth the risk.”
UP Police too shared a compilation of videos where the challenge went all wrong and the teens taking it ended up hurting themselves, with the warming message “not every challenge is worth taking”.
The National Transportation Safety Board of US too tweeted: “We have some thoughts about the #InMyFeelings challenge. #Distraction in any mode is dangerous & can be deadly. Whether you are a #driver, #pilot, or #operator, focus on safely operating your vehicle.”