Two youths were pictured by an Edinburgh resident in the city centre as they hung from the back of a Lothian bus.
The picture was captured by Rosie Priest on North Bridge by the iconic Scotsman hotel.
In the picture, the two youths can be seen dangerously hanging from the back of a number 30 Lothian bus that is making its way through the city centre to Queen Margaret University.
In their Twitter post, Rosie says: “Is this what free bus travel for under 18s actually looks like?” They added that they hoped the kids would not get in too much trouble for being young and foolish.
One Twitter user quote tweeted Rosie’s post and said: “The number 30 still originate in Wester Hailes aye”
The image was shared yesterday afternoon and shows the two young people foolishly hanging to the back of the vehicle with one lad clad in a grey cotton tracksuit with a blue body warmer and the other with black cotton joggers on and a dark green jacket.
The number 30 bus traditionally takes a route from Clovenstone in Wester Hailes to Musselburgh/Queen Margaret University.
The tweet was liked and shared by dozens of locals shocked at the lads receiving a free lift as the bus headed towards the Old Town.
Callum W Madge joked: "I hope they're not going all the way to QMU, that's a long journey."
@CAGarvie also kidded: " I guess when you apply for the pass, you get sent a magnet."
While @JulieEshlemanAT added: "Oh geez, I miss being in Edinburgh!"
Lothian Buses were contacted for comment.
