Nobody likes paying to use public transportation like buses, trains, and subways, but some people are going to insane lengths to catch a free ride.
While train surfing isn’t exactly new, it’s been making headlines as people from all over the world have been doing whatever they can to avoid paying for a ticket — including parkour and clinging to the sides and backs of train cars.
While it’s amusing for some who witness it…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdWMWYQ0mck
….it’s not funny when you consider the danger these people are putting themselves in.
Some have died after falling off…
https://www.instagram.com/p/BPel6g9AAgB
…while others have been seriously injured or arrested.
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If it still doesn’t seem like that big of a deal, think about the man who lost his leg after attempting to jump onto a moving train in Bangledesh.
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