UDK: 343.97

Svetlana V. Gusarova - Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, All-Russian State University of Justice (RPA of the Ministry of Justice of Russia), Moscow, Russia

Abstract. Train surfing (also known as train hopping or train hitching) means riding on the outside of a moving train, tram, or other forms of rail transport. Having appeared simultaneously with the development of steam locomotive transport, train surfing has taken more than one hundred lives. Statistics dispassionately state how many human lives have been ruined by this reckless passion; the figures speak of the deaths of very young people who have accomplished nothing in life. The purpose of the current paper was to show the real danger of this extreme hobby. There has been given a description of train surfing, analyzed the history of the emergence of train surfing in Russia, highlighted the personal characteristics of train surfers and the most significant motivations for their behavior, and analyzed possible ways to prevent this dangerous phenomenon.

Keywords: train surfing; train surfers’ movement; train surfer; actions threatening a safe operation of vehicles.

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Gusarova S.V. Is train surfing a prank or a crime? // Transport law and security. 2025; (1(53)):51―57.