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Cutting transport costs? A woman in China loaded her tricycle with hundreds of cardboard boxes

Witnesses said some 200 empty plastic boxes were tied to the tricycle - which resembled a lorry from the side.

The stunt would have been considered a serious traffic violation had she been caught by police.

Some passing motorists stopped to take photos while others kept their distance in case the boxes came tumbling down on to their cars.

Pictures of the perilously-overloaded tricycle quickly went viral on Chinese social media.

Balancing act: Some passing motorists actually stopped to take photos while others kept their distance in case the boxes came tumbling down on to their cars

Commenting on the photos, one person wrote: 'She is a danger on the road and should not be allowed to carry the boxes like that.

'If she crashed, she could injure herself but also cause problems for other people. She should use something bigger to transport the boxes or pack them flat.'

One called her the 'snail woman' because she would have to drive so slowly.

Another asked: 'What if the boxes collapse on her while she's riding the tricycle?'

Online hit: Pictures of her perilously-overloaded tricycle quickly went viral on Chinese social media

Menace: Stunned drivers were forced to give the determined tri-cyclist a huge birth as she wobbled along the road with the staggeringly huge load attached to her vehicle

Loading up: The woman was pictured loading the tricycle with box after box in the city of Dongguan

Precarious: She was seen using a wooden stick to prod the boxes at the top of the towering pile

At least they were empty: The incident took place in the city of Dongguan, in south China's Guangdong Province

Spectacle: The stunt which would have been considered a serious traffic violation, had she been caught by police

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