Train Surfing, Bangladesh

Train surfing
Train surfing is a common phenomenon and a usual way to ride on the trains in India, Indonesia and South Africa. This practice is a serious issue in these countries where people have been killed or injured in accidents. In the rest of world, train surfing is predominantly practised by young people for testing of courage, getting adrenaline or positive emotions. Sometimes people ride on the outside of trains to travel without a ticket.
With the creation of the internet, the practice of filming the act and posting online videos of it is on the increase worldwide. While there are no official numbers, the London Underground is now running an advertising campaign against "tube surfing". The advertisements now at most underground stations show a female figure with one arm and the caption "she was lucky" next to it.