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TRAIN SURFING: Train surfing is the act of hitching a ri e on the outsi e of a !o"ing train# tra! or another rai$ trans%ort& In a nu!'er of countries# the ter! train ho%%ing is often confuse (ith the ter! freight ho%%ing# (hich !eans ri ing on the outsi e of a freight train# (hi$e train surfing can 'e %ractice on an) t)%e of a train& This t)%e of tra"e$$ing can 'e angerous# 'ecause there is a ris* of eath or serious in+ur) fro! fa$$ing off a !o"ing train# e$ectrocution fro! %o(er su%%$) # co$$i ing (ith a rai$(a) infrastructure ,'ri ges# tunne$s# %$atfor!s# traffic $ights or other trains- (hi$e ri ing outsi e off structure gauge on the si e or on the roof of a train# or unsuccessfu$ atte!%ts to +u!% on a !o"ing train or off it& To a)# the %ractice is for'i en ') statutes on !an) rai$roa s in the (or$ & .es%ite this# it is sti$$ %ractice # es%ecia$$) on those rai$roa s (here the trains are o"ercro( e & The %heno!enon of ri ing on outsi e trains ca!e (ith the a%%earance of the first rai$(a) $ines& On a series of first rai$roa s ri ing on roofto%s an foot'oar s of trains (as co!!on# 'ut o"er ti!e# starting fro! the secon ha$f of the /0th centur)# (ith an increase of trains in the si1es an s%ee # %assenger coaches 'egan to 'e %ro uce fu$$) co"ere an insu$ate fro! street (ith a %$ace!ent of a$$ %assenger seats insi e carriages in or er to i!%ro"e the safet) of %assengers an %re"ent fa$$ing %eo%$e fro! a !o"ing train& 2o(e"er# so!e in i"i ua$s %ractice ri ing on outsi e of trains to tra"e$ (ithout ha"ing a tic*et&

Train surfing is a co!!on an usua$ (a) to ri e trains in countries such as In ia# In onesia# 3ang$a esh an South Africa# (here this t)%e of ri ing ') trains is co!%e$$e ue to the high %o%u$ation ensit) an se"ere o"ercro( ing of trains& This %ractice is a serious issue in these countries (here %eo%$e ha"e 'een *i$$e or in+ure in nu!erous acci ents& MOTI4ATION: Passengers (ho %ractice train surfing consi er it as an e5tre!e ho'') or as a free (a) to ri e ') train# (hich has a nu!'er of a "antages in co!%arison (ith ri ing insi e a rai$car:

en+o)!ent of ri ing an fee$ing of s%ee 6 e5ten e "ie( of surroun ing area in co!%arison (ith the "ie( fro! a (in o( insi e a rai$car6 o%%ortunit) to a"oi the cost of a tic*et6 o%%ortunit) to ri e in co!fort (hen a train is e5tre!e$) cro( e &

RIS7S: Train surfers are at ris* of eath an serious in+uries& E$ectrocution fro! o"erhea $ines is a ris* (hi$st on to% of a train& As (e$$ as hea$th ris*s# train surfers !a) a$so face %rosecution ') the rai$(a) %o$ice an guar s&

PRE4ENTION AN. PUNIS2MENT: Train surfing is i$$ega$ in !an) countries# inc$u ing Austra$ia# In ia# In onesia# Russia an the Unite States of A!erica& Man) rai$roa s ta*e a strict "ie( of %eo%$e ri ing on the outsi e of trains# an e!%$o) rai$(a) %o$ice an guar s in an atte!%t to %re"ent the %ractice& Po$ice officers an guar s usua$$) %atro$ the territor) of $arge %assenger stations an freight )ar s# an can arrest train surfers if the) are s%otte &

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