A daredevil bike rider has filmed himself leaping across train tracks at a busy London station in a dangerous BMX stunt.
YouTube prankster Ryan Taylor, who lives in Shoreditch, is known for hassling security guards across the capital as he films himself riding his BMX out of bounds.
In his latest stunt, the 23-year-old recorded himself riding around the platform at Canary Wharf station before quipping to a DLR staff member: “How you doing boss?”
He continues to speed around the platform on his bike before launching across the train tracks just moments after a train pulled away.
The bike-mounted camera shows him landing onto the opposite platform before he continues on his journey.
Stunned passengers waiting at the station are left open-mouthed after seeing what happened.
Police have slammed the video, saying the rider could easily have died.
“But the videos of my stunts, that’s just me getting attention from people. It’s what kids like to see and it goes viral.”
He said: “I did the stunt at Canary Wharf when the Tube strike was on.
“It is dangerous and it’s playing with security guards, testing them.
“And it’s showing what is possible on a BMX bike. I have done tricks all my life, great tricks, but I never get the same exposure I would than if I did a jump over the train tracks.
“It engages the general public a lot more than doing a double back flip on my bike.”
He added that London has “plenty” of spots for stunts.
“It’s an opportunity to show BMX to people,” he said. “It’s good for the sport and for the image.”
A spokesman for the British Transport Police told the Standard: “Obviously, we do not condone this behaviour as the bike rider clearly put his life at risk.
“A DLR train could have struck him or he could have fallen onto the tracks and received a nasty electric shock.
“Whilst we’re not in the business of spoiling fun, we are in the business of saving lives.
“We do not enjoy delivering death messages to loved ones, please be sensible around the railway.”
Many people commented on the YouTube video, with one internet user writing: “Still waiting for him to get that massive prison sentence.”
Another person said: “What a stupid thing to do riding your bike in an extremely busy indoor place?”
