[www.keralites.net] Most dangerous school run in the world:

 

Most dangerous school run in the world: 
 

Children forced to cross precarious 100-foot-long bridge while on their BIKES 
 

 

These are the amazing scenes as a group of Indonesian children take a death-defying route to school each day on a 100-foot-long suspension bridge, while riding bicycles on narrow wooden slats.
 

The youngsters travel along the bridge which is held up by steel cables through a jungle in Java. 

Despite looking quite precarious, it is easier for the children to traverse the suspension bridge rather than make their way along the jungle floor to the edge of a river and find a boat. 

 Local photographer Agoes Rudianto captured the unbelievable images showing the fearless children on their daily commute.   

The old bridge spans a river more than 100-feet below, which would mean almost certain death if a rider was to slip and tumble over the side
 

 

The school students risk their lives twice a day as they traverse the old suspension bridge which has lost most of its wooden deck 

 

Some of the children risk live and limb as they ride on bicycles as they traverse the 100-foot-long suspension bridge in Java, Indonesia

 

The odd person even makes their way along the narrow pathway using a moped, despite the risk of falling into the water below

 

ANy of the wooden planks on the bridge have been removed, just leaving one section which is only ten inches wide in places 

 

The bridge has a handrail although the lack of boards across the frames make using the bridge especially dangerous 

The bridge crosses a small jungle stream through heavy undergrowth, although much of the decking installed on the bridge has been removed
 

The pathway is so narrow that people can only travel in one direction at the same time because of the missing decking
 

The busy commuter route is seen as one of the most dangerous school journeys in the world - especially during the rainy season 
 

The bridge's users can avail of the single safety feature of a rickety handrail to prevent them falling into the river below

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