Thousands of drunk Sydneysiders are responsible enough to take the train home, but that doesn’t mean they’re staying out of trouble.
CCTV footage equally hilarious and concerning showed the ridiculous antics of inebriated passengers as they waited for trains after a big night out.
Transport for NSW said there were 173 ‘drunken incidents’ on its network last year alone and shared the top handful for the world to see.
A young woman was filmed trying to pole dance – badly – around a support column in a train station when she could barely stand up
A young woman was filmed trying to pole dance – badly – around a support column in a train station when she could barely stand up.
The next clip showed an astonishing comedy of errors as a man chased after a ping-pong ball as it bounced towards the tracks.
The man risked his life by jumping on to the tracks to retrieve the ball after clumsily failing to grab it before it fell over the edge.
After initially picking it up he dropped it again as he struggled to haul himself back on to the platform, then jumped back down again to get it.
A man risked his life by jumping on to the tracks to retrieve a ping-pong ball and had a hard time hauling himself back on to the platform
Next a man appeared to tap a fellow commuter in the head with a bat as they passed each other on parallel escalators, sending him tumbling down
He was even less successful at getting up the second time and needed help from nearby staff who noticed his predicament.
Next a man appeared to tap a fellow commuter in the head with a bat as they passed each other on parallel escalators, sending him tumbling down.
The man ended up flat on his back and bumped his head against the bottom of the escalator before others rushed to his aid.
Finally, a young man in a disheveled suit filmed his similarly-dressed friend push himself along on an abandoned office chair outside a station
He then rolled inside and the scene cut to the same chair, now empty, careering off the edge of the platform onto the tracks
Finally, a young man in a disheveled suit filmed his similarly-dressed friend push himself along on an abandoned office chair outside a station.
He then rolled inside and the scene cut to the same chair, now empty, careering off the edge of the platform onto the tracks.
‘While we don’t mind being your Plan B remember that it’s just not behind the wheel that accidents can happen,’ Transport for NSW said.