""When Ka'Von died ... literally two weeks later, another child died. And another one. That makes no sense," his mother, Y'Vonda Maxwell, told The Associated Press, saying transit and law enforcement officials haven't done enough."
""Why should my child have not been the end?""
""getting on top of a subway car isn't 'surfing' - it's suicide.""
"Subway surfing dates back a century but it has been fueled by social media."
Multiple youths in New York City have been killed or badly injured after climbing onto moving subway cars, a practice known as subway surfing. The activity poses risks including falling onto tracks, being crushed between trains and tunnel walls, and electrocution by high-voltage tracks. Social media has amplified the behavior, and recent victims include a 15-year-old who fell from a J train and two girls aged 12 and 13. Authorities have used awareness campaigns, celebrity messages, and drone surveillance, while the transit agency is studying engineering and detection measures such as harder-to-climb surfaces and sensors.
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