Toddler seen speeding down road on scooter after engine is left running

This is the frightening moment a young toddler sped off on his dad's scooter when the engine was left running and the child grabbed the handlebars to try and mimic his parent.

The dad and his young son - believed to be a toddler - had gone out to the shops at around 2pm, and the man thought it would be safe to leave his son alone on the vehicle for just a few minutes.

But mere seconds after stepping off the scooter to buy something nearby, the dad turned around in shock as his tot reached for the handlebars with both arms and sped off into the street in New Taipei City's Banqiao District, in North Taiwan.