Bus operator Leicester First has slammed the actions of two men who were taped “surfing” on the back of a bus, calling what they did “mindless” and “dangerous.”
The surfers were caught on camera by Facebook user Dan Hamilton, who was in his car next to the bus. The footage shows two men clinging to the back of a bus as it swings through a roundabout on a busy road.
The video was posted with the comment: “MATE!!! What have I just witnessed? Bus surfers.”
The video has racked up over 131,000 views on Facebook since it surfaced on Tuesday, Oct. 24, and has been shared over 2,000 times with over 800 comments on it.
Bus company First Leicester slammed the “surfers” after the footage emerged.
“It is impossible for our driver to observe this activity taking place being at the rear of the bus and due to the seriousness of the matter, we will be sharing the evidence we have from our CCTV footage and the social media video with the police.”
The number 54 bus goes between the Beaumont Centre and Goodwood in Leicester.
“Other drivers around me were laughing at what they were doing. I have no idea who the lads were or where they came from. They just appeared behind the bus.
“All in all, they must have stayed on for two-thirds of a mile. They got off at every stop for a rest but didn’t get caught at any point.”
In 2012, footage of teenagers “surfing” a bus in Perth, Scotland, emerged in which one of the riders can be seen tumbling off the back of the bus, narrowly escaping injury.
