--- description: This is the world we now live in title: Guy Almost Dies Taking Selfie on Train Tracks image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Guy Attempting to Take a Selfie in Front of a Speeding Train Gets Kicked in Head by Conductor by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2014 2:13 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 16, 2014 2:13 PM CUT A guy attempting to take a selfie in front of an oncoming train has learned an important lesson. That lesson is: maybe don’t attempt to take a selfie in front of an oncoming train. He’s got his serious selfie face all ready when all of a sudden the train’s conductor lets out a yell and then sticks out his leg, kicking the guy square in the head. > [](https://twitter.com/socarolinesays/status/456415433134850049) This would-be selfie-taker, Jared Michael, posted a video of these action-packed 10 seconds [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy8Yt-P614w "undefined"), explaining, “I tried to take a selfie while a train passed a ‘safe’ distance behind. I guess I was still too close and got kicked in the head. I messed up.” “Messed up.” Yes, that about sums it up. ([h/t Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com/selfie-in-front-of-a-train-2014-4 "undefined")) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/64904/train-conducter-kicks-teen-taking-selfie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/64904/train-conducter-kicks-teen-taking-selfie/"},"headline":"Guy Attempting to Take a Selfie in Front of a Speeding Train Gets Kicked in Head by Conductor","datePublished":"2014-04-16T14:13:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:08:50.630Z","description":"This is the world we now live in","url":"https://time.com/64904/train-conducter-kicks-teen-taking-selfie/","keywords":["Newsfeed","society","Teens","viral","selfie","Trains"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/64904/train-conducter-kicks-teen-taking-selfie/","name":"Guy Attempting to Take a Selfie in Front of a Speeding Train Gets Kicked in Head by Conductor"}}]}] ```