Adam Elliott is accused of being off the driver's seat while travelling in a Ford Ka convertible along the Felling bypass in Gateshead and over the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle on January 26.
At Newcastle Crown Court the 25-year-old pleaded not guilty to a charge of dangerous driving.
His barrister Nick Cartmell said: "He is adamant he wasn't standing.
"He is four inches short of seven foot. It is a small car.
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"He accepts he was high in his seat but wasn't standing and was in full control of the vehicle.
"It is a very, very small car.
"It would have been like the Big Friendly Giant in Noddy's car."
Elliott, of Aldwick Road, Scotswood, Newcastle, will be tried by a jury on January 23 next year.
Judge Edward Bindloss granted him unconditional bail in the meantime.