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Tube ski stunt blasted by police

A man who skied nearly 200ft down the longest escalator on the London
Underground has been condemned by police and transport officials.

He launched himself down the 196ft (60m) escalator at Angel Tube
station and filmed the stunt.

The unidentified man then posted it on the YouTube video sharing
website where it has received more than 100,000 hits.

Transport for London (TfL) urged police to take the "strongest
possible action" against any similar offenders.

'Reckless' stunt

A TfL spokesman said: "This is a dangerous, stupid and irresponsible
act that could have resulted in serious injury or death to not only
the individual concerned, but other passengers."

A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman described the skier's
antics as "naive and reckless".

They urged the man to contact them so they could discuss the potential
dangers of his stunt.

A BTP spokesman said the video was thought to have been recorded about
a year ago.

He said under by-laws they could not prosecute after six months had
lapsed.

If someone had been injured, they would still have powers to prosecute
under criminal law, the spokesman said.

The video, filmed from the skier's head-mounted camera, shows him
walking, going up the escalator, fitting his skis on and launching
himself down at high speed.

The escalator was clear at the time but passengers on opposite
conveyors can be seen looking on, bemused.

The film's producer said other people were not in danger as friends of
the stuntman, a Norwegian national, had warned passengers away.
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The thing that amazes me is that none of the staff noticed even on the
CCTV and no one bothered to report it. You have to wonder if they
can't even see some idiot skiing down the escalators how long it would
take them to notice a fire/assault/robbery etc.

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On 28 Mar 2007 06:37:57 -0700, Boltar wrote:

The thing that amazes me is that none of the staff noticed


So who is that shouting at him as he starts to go onto the escalator
wearing skis?
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On Mar 28, 2:55 pm, asdf wrote:
On 28 Mar 2007 06:37:57 -0700, Boltar wrote:

The thing that amazes me is that none of the staff noticed


So who is that shouting at him as he starts to go onto the escalator
wearing skis?


Dunno , can't view the video. So how did he get away then if it is a
member of staff? Theres only 1 exit from the station. Unless he
managed to get his skis off and jumped onto a conveniently departing
train in a matter of seconds.

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ups.com...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fFqQOlYE4EE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6501897.stm

Quote:
Tube ski stunt blasted by police

A man who skied nearly 200ft down the longest escalator on the London
Underground has been condemned by police and transport officials.

He launched himself down the 196ft (60m) escalator at Angel Tube
station and filmed the stunt.

The unidentified man then posted it on the YouTube video sharing
website where it has received more than 100,000 hits.

Transport for London (TfL) urged police to take the "strongest
possible action" against any similar offenders.

'Reckless' stunt

A TfL spokesman said: "This is a dangerous, stupid and irresponsible
act that could have resulted in serious injury or death to not only
the individual concerned, but other passengers."

A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman described the skier's
antics as "naive and reckless".

They urged the man to contact them so they could discuss the potential
dangers of his stunt.

A BTP spokesman said the video was thought to have been recorded about
a year ago.

He said under by-laws they could not prosecute after six months had
lapsed.

If someone had been injured, they would still have powers to prosecute
under criminal law, the spokesman said.

The video, filmed from the skier's head-mounted camera, shows him
walking, going up the escalator, fitting his skis on and launching
himself down at high speed.

The escalator was clear at the time but passengers on opposite
conveyors can be seen looking on, bemused.

The film's producer said other people were not in danger as friends of
the stuntman, a Norwegian national, had warned passengers away.

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On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:04:26 GMT,

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.. .


I could have sworn that Angel has 2 Escalators and a staircase in the
centre - it's been a while since I've been there, admittedly.


Nope its all escalators.


Except if one of 'em's out of action, then it's a staircase.

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