Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico • Page 51

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL Sunday, July 3, 1988 F3 Don't Jfliss Our BIG Young Brazilians Defy Death For Thrill of Train Surfing 0 By Jorge Mederos THE ASSOCIATED PRESS too." Barros, the railroad spokesman, said train surfers have always been an all-time high last year. He added that the suburb of Nilopolis has a "Train Surfers Association" with three tests for membership: 1) Ride hanging from the outside of a window or door. 2) Climb up a car in motion and lie on the roof. 3) Stand on the roof of a moving car. operator who makes $70 a month, slightly more than the minimum wage.

"We're just looking for a little fun, to pass the time during the train ride." Elizabeth, 19, a maid, who like Luiz Claudio would not tell her last name, said she sometimes rides on top of the commuter trains because the atmosphere inside the cars is "violent," with frequent muggings. But she added, "It's a lot of fun, OPEN MONDAY RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil The commuter train zips along at 50 mph. On top of a car a young man stands up and waves his arms like a bird in flight. The slightest slip could mean a fatal fall; the slightest jolt could mean contact with a electrical wire overhead. Nevertheless, Paulo Evaristo, 15, i and hundreds of other youths from Rio de Janeiro's poor outlying sub- i 9:30 a.m.

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JULY 3 PORTED WIDTHS w- ASSO BY THE ROLL urbs risk their lives every day showing off their skills in what is known as train surfing. Some 150 train surfers were killed last year, 40 in the first five months of this year. The government company that runs the commuter trains has had to pay the equivalent of $700,000 in claims filed by the survivors of youths killed or by youths who have been injured. More than 400 young men were injured in 1987, some permanently paralyzed. "These people are seeking new thrills, but in my opinion they're suicidal," said Helio Barros, spokesman for the railroad.

He added that efforts to discourage the train surfers have failed. "With the money we spent on claims, we could have repaired 10 trains," he said. He added that the railroad is trying to persuade judges not to validate claims in cases of train-surfing accidents. been doing this since I was 13," said Paulo Evaristo. "You get a feeling of freedom that is greater than any fear." Paulo Evaristo is a grade-school dropout and works as a messenger.

He declined to give his last name in an interview. Train surfers come from poor neighborhoods, and some Brazilian newspapers have speculated the young people are trying to emulate the sea surfers at wealthy beachfront districts, such as Copa- ROLL i SAVE FASHION LIWT 20 I SPOOLS LIMIT Afi SUN. MON" Jut-' 10 ROLLS MBBOfi I SPOOLS ASSORTED COLORS WITH I SEVANG 4ftsXLS1 1,1 mmnme Ail IV runEAD An allergy can be the cause. Find out fast, and get proper treatment. Instead of scratch tests, I can take a small sample of your blood and, using the newest and most sophisticated allergy services, I can diagnose your allergy and recommend treatment.

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"In the first place, you have to pay the fare to get inside the train stations. And even when it's not rush hour and there are plenty of seats, you still see these kids on top of the cars." The train company has assigned 200 guards a day to try to stop train surfers. But the guards are not enough to cover the commuter system's 450 miles of track and 110 stations. When they do arrest a train surfer, the penalty is a fine equivalent to $1 and a lecture from a government psychologist. "The purpose is not to jail these people," Barros said.

"It is to save their lives." Chief Fernando Rodrigues de Almeida of the police precinct of the Engenho Novo neighborhood ordered 11 train surfers jailed without bail on charges of obstructing railroad traffic. But a judge ruled that train surfing was not a crime, but rather an act of "self-injury," similar to attempted suicide, and not dealt with in the Brazilian legal code. "We're not crazy, and we're not CLEARANCE INCLUDES STRIPES PRINTS RIB KNIT SOLIDS, INTERLOCK PRINTS SOLIDS YD. Reg. 6.95-$15.

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