Today, skaters around the world are treated with no respect from the public, there are "No Skateboarding" signs everywhere you look. We gave ourselves the reputation we have today. Back when skateboarding was first born, skaters were known as druggies, bums and criminals. Today we are looked at the same way even though we have changed.
Is it illegal to ride a skateboard on a footpath? You know, that little grey area? It is quite clear that a skateboard is a potentially dangerous device. Don't be fooled by the kick turns, flips, rail riding and other flash stunts, actually steering and particularly stopping a skateboard is difficult. Coming to a safe complete stop in a reasonable distance is a trick that many skateboarders never practice or master. A riderless skateboard is quite capable of breaking your ankle (I have plenty of experience in school of the injuries inflicted by the weaponized skateboard) and a board complete with its own rapidly moving "sk8ter d00d" is quite capable of riding over three or four pedestrians in one, leading to broken bones and in extreme cases putting some elderly people off walking for the rest of their life.
Skateboarding to me is just like playing basketball. Work on your jump shot, work on your ollie. There are so many things that relate to each other but are singled out because of their name and there reputation that people give them. The thrill that you get from a sport differs from person to person. Not one single person is the same. The way you think brings you joy, anger, stubbornness, and will to get better. All of those put together makes what you need to good at anything. If you want to restrict a skater, by taking his skate board. well you might as well take a basketball from a Basketball player.
"There are almost 11.08 million skaters in the U.S. More than half of the skating population are younger then 18 years of age. It is a $4.8 billion market. 77 percent of skaters say specialty skate stores are the place to shop. Sales of hard goods and shoes are down but sales of clothing are up." -Shop Eat Surf .
With all the things that I have said, I truly believe that skateboarding is a lot more harmless then law men make it seem. Sure their intentions might be good but, the way things are handled gives them a bad name. There are multiple videos on YouTube, Google, and other websites that show the physical and verbal violence that happens. Skaters have rights just like everyone else, so why discriminate against a person鈥檚 way of life.Should skaters be allowed to skate?
skaters should be aloud to skate whereever and whenever they want
do agree with "skatx d" comments , whats your skateboarding shoes ? i used vans and dc shoes
http://www.treds.co.uk/manufac鈥?/a>
from dc shoes uk
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Should skaters be allowed to skate?IM as SK8r and i hate when u try shooting pics or Vids and u get tackled by the rental fuzz
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Skateboarding should stay that way, the more commercial it becomes, the less fun it is. Half the appeal of skating is the lack of rules, and some people are out to ruin our fun. Skateboarding is so much more than a sport, don't turn it into a fashion and then call it "a way of life." Thanks for the thumbs down fools.Should skaters be allowed to skate?
haha the categories on here under sports dont have skating but some wierd ****
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