A bear cub wandering a Lake Tahoe neighborhood drew a crowd as it snacked on pizza, before washing it down with some alcohol while sitting at the back seat of a red Buick convertible.

The bruin was unfazed by the car's horn that blew nonstop as the cub pressed the seat into the steering wheel, the AP reported.

"The bear was loping along in the parking lot and then decides to get inside the car," resident Jerry Patterson told AP.

"People were screaming at him, the horn was going off, but he was completely unaware. He did what he wanted to do and the people didn't matter," he added.

The bear remained inside the 1964 Buick Skylark for about 20 minutes and at times put his paws on the dash as if he were holding on for a ride, Patterson said.

The owner of the car, David Ziello of South Lake Tahoe, said the bruin didn't cause any damage, but strewn food on the seats and floor.

According to Carl Lackey, a biologist with the Nevada Department of Wildlife, up to two dozen bears live in the Kingsbury region near the south shore of Lake Tahoe.

"When you are in bear habitat, regardless of the time of year, you cannot leave any kind of food out - whether it's food inside the car, trash inside or outside your car, or pet food," Lackey was quoted by AP as saying, "Bears will find it and in doing so, it is increasing your chances of serious conflict."