WATCH: Man Hitches Ride on the Outside of a Red Line Train

CHICAGO, IL — Some commuters will go to great lengths to make sure they catch their train. Sometimes, that includes grabbing the train as it pulls away from the station and hanging on for dear life as it barrels along the tracks to the next stop.

Thankfully, we live in a world where no death-defying act of stupidity goes unrecorded. That means when an "el" passenger recently hitched a ride on a Red Line train in this fashion, it was caught on video and posted online.

Titled "Crazy Ass," Michael Neas shared an 8-second video on YouTube on Wednesday that shows a man clinging to the sliding train doors, his chest pressed against the outside window, as the rail car chugs along. The man — wearing a white, button-down shirt and a blue backpack — even flashes a thumbs-up to the camera, apparently as a way to ensure his fellow passengers that he's enjoying the ride and they should, too.

The video also was posted to Reddit by user madTV_fan. Commenters on the news and social media platform, however, weren't appreciative of the man's alternative commuting style and skills.

"Hell, I never want to get to work that bad."

"[D]ouche"

"Some dude literally just got killed doing that two days ago in NYC."

Passengers "customizing," so to speak, their el train experience is nothing new as one commenter pointed out. Reddit user Chuck___Noblet posted a link to a YouTube video from December 2015 that shows a man exiting a still-moving train as it speeds by the platform:

Someone needs to introduce these guys to one another so they can share tips about their unique techniques when it comes to train boarding and debarking.

photo via Shutterstock

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