Long-board 'idiot' hurtles down Bombay Hills

A long-board rider who overtook a truck-and-trailer unit at up to 100km/h on the Bombay Hills expressway has been labelled stupid and idiotic by traffic police.

Canadian Andrew Chapman posted a video on Facebook showing him and five friends using the devices - similar to surfboards but with wheels - on SH1.The group travelled the North Island for two weeks in summer on a long-boarding tour as part of a month-long world trip.

The video surfaced yesterday, after being discovered by blogger Cameron Slater and uploaded to YouTube.The footage shows six riders setting off from near the top of the Bombay Hills and Chapman filming as he skates behind the others.

The group proceed on to the Waikato Expressway, with Chapman cruising behind a car and the truck-and-trailer unit.

He gathers speed, passes three others and moves into the left lane to pass the truck - for which the limit on the open road is 90km/h.