The man, from Taiwan, lashed the newborn to the wheel frame, after which the child began crying. At this point the father obviously realised the baby was in discomfort and removed him from the wheel.
In the short clip, uploaded to YouTube, a woman can be heard giggling in the background.
The baby’s parents were in fact the posters of the video, and it quickly went viral in Taiwan and neighbouring China.
But it has many people questioning the motives of these parents, who supposedly have little regard for their child’s well-being.
A spokesperson for the Improvement of Children’s Rights in Taiwan said: ‘What the video shows does not seem as if it is intentional abuse of the child, although I think it’s fair to say that the parents are a bad example for others and that the activity is certain dangerous.’
What do you think? Is this abusive? Or just a bit of fun?