The boy opted for dangerous travel.
A teenager was spotted hitching a risky ride on the back of a double-decker bus in London.
The teen decided to surf on the back of a bus on Lansbury Drive in Hayes, west London.
He grabbed hold of the back of the number 90 bus as it whizzed along the 30mph residential road.
A video shows him desperately clinging on, but he kept slipping.
The boy eventually lost his grip, but he managed to avoid falling as he landed on the ground.
He then ran off when the bus pulled over at a busy stop.
The teen was wearing black slider flip flops, shorts, a t-shirt and a backpack.
The daring ride was captured by man in a car travelling behind the bus.
He says ‘this kid’s in flip flops’ as he watches the stowaway moment on Monday morning.
It is not known how old the lad was.
Some locals said they were fuming over the reckless act.
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Karen Howarth said: ‘Bus surfing was stupid years ago, and continues to be.
‘Only ever ends in a hard life lesson learnt.’
Chris said he was a ‘very sad little boy,’ while local Max Strummer defended the daredevil, saying ‘more kids should be doing s*** like this.’
Vik Singh joked that the teen was like Marty McFly from Back to the Future films.
‘He should get a hoverboard like Marty,’ he said.
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