Meet the real life 'subway' surfers
Updated | By East Coast Drive
Young Capetonian men risk it all for the thrill and adrenaline of the ride.
Most of us are familiar with the game 'subway surfer'? Some of us are even addicted to it.
However, this new 'train surfing' trend is taking things a little too far! Aside from the fact that it is illegal, it is also extremely dangerous.
Read: Man catches a ride on train's windscreen wiper
According to Times Live, Ricardo Africa photographed and filmed 'train surfers' by sticking his phone out of a broken window on a high-speed Metrorail train in Cape Town.
Read: Cyclists perform daredevil stunts on moving train
It is reported that most of this new thrill-filled, dangerous, and illegal 'sport' takes place between Mutual station and Khayelitsha.
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