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Train surfing is a common and usual way to ride trains in India, Indonesia, and South Africa, where this type of riding by trains is compelled due to the high population density and severe overcrowding of trains. This practice is a serious issue in these countries where people have been killed or injured in numerous accidents. However train surfing can occur in any area with trains and trams. Individuals may train surf to avoid the cost of a ticket or as a recreational activity.
With the creation of the internet, the practice of filming the act and posting online videos of it is on the increase worldwide. Train surfers can use social networks to find and communicate with each other and organize trips by trains in a small groups. In countries where exist a big communities of train surfers, they sometimes may organize a major events of riding on outside of local trains, where the number of participants can amount dozens of riders.
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