Passengers on trains in India will no longer be allowed to travel on the roof after the health and safety lobby stepped in to end the dangerous, and often deadly, commutes.
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Passengers on trains in India will no longer be allowed to travel on the roof after the health and safety lobby stepped in to end the dangerous, and often deadly, commutes.
Is it actually possible to stand on top of a moving train? That is not just possible, it is even not too difficult for standard local trains. If the train is going with 200 km/h, then that is a totally different story: the air drag would pull you off the roof quickly.
The era of the freight train-hopping, job-seeking hobo faded into obscurity in the years following the Second World War. Many hobos from this era have since “caught the westbound,” or died. A small number of so-called hobos still hop freight trains today.
The most common form of penalty for train surfers is a fine, however, in some countries, such as the United States or Canada, train surfers can be not only fined, but imprisoned too.
NYPD Commissioner Edward A. Caban said, “Our message to New York City's youth is clear: Always ride inside the train. Subway surfing is dangerous, it is illegal, and it can be lethal. The NYPD will continue to do everything we can to stop this reckless behavior — but it starts with sound decision making.