Dubai Police impound sports cars after ‘reckless’ social media stunt

Dubai Police have impounded two vehicles after drivers performed dangerous stunts on public roads to gain social media attention.

A video shared on X shows one motorist perched on the bonnet of a moving car, waving his arms in a rowing motion — a stunt dubbed “aura farming” by viewers. Another clip captures a driver climbing inside the



bonnet while filming content for online platforms.

“This reckless behaviour poses a serious threat to the safety of the drivers themselves and other road users. It is a blatant violation of traffic laws and cannot be tolerated,” Brigadier bin Suwaidan, the Acting Director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police, said in a statement.