A YOUTUBER has prompted outrage in the Highlands after filming a video disrupting traffic on the NC500.
David Crossley, a content creator with 26,000 followers on the video sharing app, travelled from England to document his journey on the popular route with a group of friends – and one particular clip didn't go down well with residents.
One of Crossley's collaborators, named Dean, carried out a "prank" in which he dressed as a lollipop man and held up traffic on the A9, close to Helmsdale.
In one clip, the men can be seen mocking one local who came up to complain about the stunt.
The Scottish Sun reports that local residents have reported the incident to the police.
One resident said: “They saw the Highlands as their own personal Disneyland.
“Many will view their trip as nothing but boyish fun but I thought their antics were disrespectful.
“Obstruction of traffic is illegal and their act was potentially dangerous.
"They should have remembered they were guests in someone’s home.”
Crossley later suggested he was sorry for distress caused during the stunt.
He said: “I have been contacted by the truck driver who thought it was funny, and also some of the people who work at the school.
“But I understand some people don't have my sense of humour.
“We held the traffic for a very short time. There were sheep in the road and we made it a little safer while they crossed to not stress the animals out.”
There was no footage available to back up the claim of livestock being on the road.
He went on: “What people see on the internet is one percent of what actually happens.
“I have been brought up to show respect and the people we met along the route were nothing but friendly, amazing and fun.”
