Car surfing
Car surfing (also known as urban surfing) is an activity in which passengers of moving vehicles perform various stunts, including hanging out of the car or 'surfing' on the hood (bonnet), trunk (boot), or on the roof of the vehicle while it is in motion.
Car surfing has been popularized by the hyphy movement and is similar to ghost riding except that the vehicle remains under the nominal control of another person.
Car surfing has caused several people to be killed[1][2][3] during the course of such stunts. A 2008 study by the United States Centers for Disease Control[4] identified 58 newspaper reports of car-surfing deaths and 41 reports of nonfatal injury from 1990 through summer 2008. Most reports of injury were found in U.S. Midwest and Southern newspapers (75%), largely involving males (70%) and youths aged 15-19 (69%). A majority (58%) of reported car surfing incidents ended in death.
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[edit] In Popular Culture
- The 1985 movie Teen Wolf, starring Michael J. Fox showcased the main character attempting car surfing (actually a van).
- A more recent movie featuring car surfing was the Grindhouse (2007), which may have also re-popularized the trend.
[edit] Injuries
People who fall off during the ride may suffer brain contusions, fractured skulls, neck injuries, broken bones, loss of consciousness, internal bleeding, paralysis, and even death. Car surfing is not a safe activity.
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- Student Dies in Car Surfing Accident
- The origins and risks of car surfing (Naval Safety Center)
- 55-year-old CFO Dies While Car Surfing (The Business Journal, Phoenix, 6 December 2004)
- Car surfing: Kevin Ducharme est décédé
- Car surfing: une ado entre la vie et la mort à Drummondville
- GTA blamed for Increase in car surfing deaths.
- Injuries Resulting from Car Surfing --- United States, 1990--2008
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