A dangerous fashion changes into a “epidemic”, and concerns the US authorities. The reason for the ‘Subway surfing’ A fatal “hobby” facing the US, and especially New York, but to a lesser extent other parts of the world.

Over 12 New Yorkers, many of whom adolescents have been killed or seriously injured after falling from high -speed trains ABC News. Other risks include crushing between the train and tunnel walls and the electric shock from high voltage lines of the subway. The subway “surfing” dates back to a century ago, but was fueled by social media and games.

Early on the morning of last Saturday, New York police found two girls dead – aged 12 and 13 – in what apparently started as a carefree surfing game in the fatal subway, authorities said. The president of the Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) Dimitri Slostation said that “climbing on a subway wagon is not ‘surfing’ – it is a suicide.”

Authorities have tried to deal with the problem with awareness campaigns of the audience – including a new with the Grammy -award -winning rapper Cardi b – And they develop drones to catch those who are looking for emotions in the wrong place and in the wrong way. But for some, a more fundamental question is not answered: Why do children go up to subway wagons?

The most difficult ascent of trains and the easiest detection of surfers with cameras and sensors could be part of the solution, some experts say. MTA, which manages the subway system, has stated that it is studying the issue. However, it has not yet devised any effective measures (such as natural obstacles) that could make people difficult to climb on train.

Standards and mimicry play an important role. MTA asked social networking companies to download videos that beautifully surf the subway and reported in June that, in 2025, more than 1,800 such videos had downloaded.

For its part, New York Police announced that arrests allegedly as a subway surfers increased to 229 last year, from 135 last year. Most were boys, an average of about 14 years old, according to police. The youngest was just 9 years old.