text: For most people, spotting a Google Street View car is an interesting, if uneventful, point in the day. But for Nasr Bitar, it was his time to shine. The college student spotted the car on the streets of Mississauga, Canada, last autumn and  began following in his own vehicle. His plan? To get the all important 'selfie' - and make an appearance on the Street View map. 'Time to shine': Nasr Bitar saw taking the perfect selfie with Google Street View as a chance to 'shine' Tracked: It was the first time Nasr had seen a Street View car, and he followed it in his own vehicle . Having figured out the pattern the Street View car was following, Nasr parked his car, jumped out and got in position - just in time to take the snap. He told PetaPixel.com: 'I was driving home when I saw the Google car drive towards me. 'I had never seen one before, and it took me a few minutes to realize that it is Google car and it was time to shine.' But then came the wait to see if he would make it onto the site. So, imagine Nasr's delight when he realised Street View had been updated - and he could be seen proudly taking his selfie. Ready to go: The car clearly captured Nasr waiting to take the all-important selfie in Mississauga, Canada . Viral: The image of his selfie, and the Street View shot, has now been shared almost 2.9million times . He then uploaded the picture to his Instagram account - where he describes himself as 'a tourist of the world', with the hashtag 'DontYouWishYouHadMyLife'. It was then uploaded to image sharing website imgur, and has now been viewed almost 2.9million times since it was posted two days ago.
target: Nasr Bitar  spotted Google Street View car driving around last autumn .
  Decided it was 'his time to shine' with it so followed in his car to get a selfie .
  Sensing the perfect moment, he got out and took the snap in Mississauga .
  Picture of Nasr's selfie and the Street View image shared 2.9million times .