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29th Oct 2013

Video: Travelling on the Venezuelan Metro isn’t for the faint of heart

You won’t complain about public transport in Ireland after watching this video from Venezuela.

Oisin Collins

You won’t complain about public transport in Ireland after watching this video from Venezuela.

Getting a seat on the Metro de Caracas in Venezuela is next to impossible, unless of course you’re faster than Usain Bolt and stronger than a young Arnold Schwarzenegger.

As you’ll see in the video below, which is currently doing the rounds on the net, commuters literally run over each other just to get a spot on the train. One lad even gets kicked in head as a young guy attempts to jump over him.

It’s absolute bedlam on the Metro de Caracas and we’re just glad the Dart isn’t half as bad in the mornings. Well, most mornings…

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