Daredevil slammed for risking his life filming himself 'surfing' on double decker bus

Francesca Gillett7 October 2016

A daredevil has been slammed for risking his life in a stunt where he rides on top of a London double decker bus.

The terrifying footage, posted online two days ago, shows a man riding around central London on top of the bus as part of a dangerous new “bus surfing” craze.

The thrill-seeker dices with death as he clings to the roof of the bus on its route through Elephant and Castle, filming his risky antics on a head-mounted camera.

The video shows him climbing a tree before jumping onto the bus's roof at a stop.

TfL called the stunt "idiotic" and said police are now investigating.

Foolish: The risk-taker climbs a tree to get on the roof of the bus.
DyingLlama Youtube.

He gives a thumbs up to the camera before lying across the top of the bus as it starts moving.

The man stands up, laughs and waves while on top of the 14ft bus.

The thrillseeker warns people not to copy him, writing online: “DO NOT ATTEMPT! MUCH RISKIER THAN IT LOOKS!”

At one point the bus stops at traffic and the man takes the opportunity to stand up near the front edge of the bus and wave to people on the pavement below.

At another point of the video he foolishly climbs on to a tree beside the road before quickly jumping back on the bus as it starts to pull off.

Thumbs up: The creator of the video told others not to try and attempt it.
DyingLlama Youtube.

The footage ends with him perching over the side of the bus as it has stopped and climbing down the side.

A man waiting at the bus stop looks shocked as he drops down in front of him.

A Met spokesman said officers were examining the video to see if any offences had been committed.

He said: ”Police are aware of the video and are looking into it. We urge people not to commit such an act as this, which is very dangerous and potentially life threatening to themselves or members of the public.”

People who watched the footage were unimpressed by his antics, and blasted the video as foolish, calling him “crazy”.

Arin Snow wrote: “I wouldn’t even dare to jump down 5 stairs, let alone a flippin bus.”

Others told him to be careful and called it dangerous.

Risky: The man finally climbs down from the bus at a stop.
DyingLlama Youtube.

Daniel Bendele said: “That’s sooooo f***ing dangerous.”

A user called Jude said: “You are stupid, what if the bus went under a low bridge or tunnel.”

The video was posted on YouTube by user Dying Llama, who has also posted similar videos of his reckless behaviour showing him climbing across rooftops and on the O2 Arena.

The clip has been watched more than 165,000 times.

He said he “managed to stay on for a couple of stops and go around two different roundabouts”.

He also paid tribute to someone who allegedly died while trainsurfing in New York.

The message read: “It's a very good reminder that despite how easy and fun this type of stuff looks, it's extremely dangerous and shouldn't be recreated.”

In the past TfL has responded to dangerous stunts on transport with diapproval.

In 2008 a spokesman responded to "free-runners" carrying out somersaults and handstands on bus shelters and the side of the bus. Bosses at TfL called the activity dangerous and said "safety of bus passengers and road users is paramount".

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