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Thanks
to
social
media,
the
dangerous
practice
of
subway
surfing
reemerged
as
a
popular
trend
in
2023
and
though
a
few
kids
have
already
lost
their
lives
partaking
in
the
idiocy,
teens
continue
to
test
their
luck
for
the
sake
of
a
few
likes
on
their
social
media
pages.
Stepping
up
their
efforts
to
deter
today’s
youth
from
risking
their
lives
atop
of
train
carts,
the
NYPD
have
turned
to
drones
to
track
down
wannabe
daredevils
and
the
results
have
been
positive.
According
to
the
New
York
Daily
News,
fatalities
have
dropped
over
the
last
few
months
thanks
to
their
eye
in
the
sky
devices
which
have
already
stopped
four
kids
from
attempting
to
ride
the
iron
horse.
The
New
York
Daily
News
reports:
Drones
are
being
deployed
to
spot
people
who
climb
on
top
of
subway
trains
on
elevated
lines,
said
NYPD
transit
chief
Michael
Kemper.
“Over
the
last
several
weeks
the
NYPD
has
been
piloting
a
drone
program
that
deploys
drones
near
subway
lines
where
we’ve
seen
very
concerning
and
reckless
acts
of
subway
surfing,”
Kemper
told
the
MTA’s
board.
In
that
time,
Kemper
said,
the
drone
program
has
helped
the
department
stop
four
subway
surfers.
The
youngest
of
the
four
—
stopped
by
police
a
week
ago
—
was
12
years
old.
“With
our
team’s
work,
hopefully
this
12-year-old
will
not
subway-surf
anymore,
and
will
live
to
see
the
age
of
13,”
Kemper
said.
Though
the
Transit
Chief
didn’t
get
into
which
subway
lines
were
implementing
the
drone
security
method,
elevated
subway
stations
such
as
the
J,
M,
7,
and
Z
lines
are
most
commonly
used
by
kids
to
subway
surf.
While
we’re
sure
kids
are
mad
about
not
being
able
to
get
more
views
on
their
page
thanks
to
the
NYPD
interfering
in
their
death
defying
plans,
we
bet
they’ll
more
than
likely
be
thankful
when
they’re
full
grown
adults
reminiscing
about
the
dumb
things
they
did
as
kids.
