It’s Still Not Clear Whether Anyone Has Ever Successfully Surfed Below Ground*

If they wanted us to ride on top of the cars they would have made the tunnels bigger, which is something you really shouldn’t have to learn the hard way:

A 21-year-old man was killed last night while riding atop a subway car in Upper Manhattan, the police said.

The accident occurred about 6:30 p.m. on a C train, in a tunnel between West 145th and 155th Streets, the police said. Service was disrupted on the A, C and D subway lines for nearly two hours.

The victim’s name was withheld, pending notification of his family, who were out of town, the police said.

The details of the accident were unclear. One police source said that the victim fell to the tracks and was run over by the train he had been riding. A transit worker who did not give her name said that while the train was moving, the victim hit a wall and was found 50 yards south of the 155th Street station.

*Above ground, yes, but below ground . . . yeesh.