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03-28-2007, 11:17 PM
AN ESCALATOR!!
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Escalator ski stunt angers police
POSTED: 1627 GMT (0027 HKT), March 28, 2007
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A man who filmed himself skiing down the longest escalator on London's underground rail network has been branded "dangerous, stupid and irresponsible."
The man hurtled down nearly 200 feet (60 meters) at Angel Tube station with a camera strapped to his head and posted the video on the YouTube Web site.
The 70-second film shows the man climb the escalator, clip on his skis at the top and begin his high-speed descent as onlookers shout out behind him.
London Underground condemned the stunt.
"This is a dangerous, stupid and irresponsible act that could have resulted in serious injury or death to not only the individual concerned but also other passengers," it said in a statement Wednesday.
"London Underground will press for the police to take the strongest possible action against anyone attempting a similar act on the tube network."
A British Transport Police spokesman said it was a "naive and reckless act" and urged witnesses to call them.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/28/escalator.skiing.reut/index.html
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Escalator ski stunt angers police
POSTED: 1627 GMT (0027 HKT), March 28, 2007
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A man who filmed himself skiing down the longest escalator on London's underground rail network has been branded "dangerous, stupid and irresponsible."
The man hurtled down nearly 200 feet (60 meters) at Angel Tube station with a camera strapped to his head and posted the video on the YouTube Web site.
The 70-second film shows the man climb the escalator, clip on his skis at the top and begin his high-speed descent as onlookers shout out behind him.
London Underground condemned the stunt.
"This is a dangerous, stupid and irresponsible act that could have resulted in serious injury or death to not only the individual concerned but also other passengers," it said in a statement Wednesday.
"London Underground will press for the police to take the strongest possible action against anyone attempting a similar act on the tube network."
A British Transport Police spokesman said it was a "naive and reckless act" and urged witnesses to call them.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/03/28/escalator.skiing.reut/index.html