Erik absconds with an auto rickshaw

After an evening out with some friends we passed by a rickshaw stand. Erik immediately went to the first rickshaw in the line and started asking questions.

The driver gave Erik the key...

...then showed him how to start it...

...and he was OFF!!!

((Whoops, maybe that was a mistake.))

Erik was gone for a good 10 minutes and drove up and down the main road but this time with a passenger!!
Finally he came back through the parking lot and stopped.

As soon as he stopped the rickshaw he was surrounded by rickshaw drivers patting his back and shaking his hand. I believe they were impressed that he could drive it without killing the engine or himself.

Only in India.