The bizarre moment a shirtless man, 24, is maced in the face as he jogs away from police

A shirtless man has been filmed fleeing from police as they repeatedly try to mace him in the face.

Daniel Graetzer uploaded a video of the man running down the streets of Fitzroy in Melbourne at midday while being chased down by two uniformed officers.

'Just another Tuesday in Straya. This bloke just tried to steal a cop car... #LuckyThisIsntUSA' the caption on the video reads.

Victorian police confirmed that the 24-year-old man was driving erratically on Alexandra Parade and hit a traffic sign. His car ended up on the footpath shortly after the crash.

The man then began running through oncoming traffic, which was when police gave chase with capsicum spray. One police officer sustained a facial injury and the second member got secondary exposure to the spray.

He was arrested on St Georges Road in North Fitzroy and is currently in hospital on police guard. He is yet to be charged.

Many of the commenters underneath the post where quick to laugh at the strange situation and point out how Australian it is.