Idiotic moment skateboarders terrify Amtrak drivers by skating up ramp into oncoming train before turning at very last minute
Two skateboarders in California decided to tempt fate by edging dangerously close to a railroad track as an Amtrak train sped by, no doubt alarming the driver.
Video posted to social media shows the two men who appear to be in their 20s skateboarding up a ramp that leads to railway tracks.
As the Pacific Surfliner approaches, one skateboarder climbs up the ramp and skates back down as the board comes inches away from the speeding train.
A skateboarder is seen speeding up toward train tracks as an Amtrak Pacific Surfliner rolls by in California
The expression on the skateboarder's face says it all as he narrowly avoids the oncoming train
When another train approached from the opposite direction, the skateboarder's friend decided to tempt fate
The skateboarder appears to climb onto the track just a few inches from the oncoming train
Luckily, he managed not to get hit and avoid injury or even death
In the video’s next segment, the two skateboarders are seen going further up the ramp as the Amtrak train approaches from the opposite direction.
The two men let out screams as they enjoy the adrenaline rush.
The Pacific Surfliner is the Amtrak line that links San Diego at its southernmost tip to San Luis Obispo in central California.
It is unclear from the video where this incident took place.
The image above shows the other skateboarder also taking a risk and speeding up the ramp as the train rolls by