100 Reasons Why Longboards Are Better Than Cars

Saw this on the Ontario Longboarding Forum...pretty good read:


1 - When you purchase your first longboard, you don't need to purchase a gym membership two months later because you got fat.

2 - Your mood does not fluctuate up and down with the price of gas.

3 - More environmentally friendly.

4 - Cheaper.

5 - No license required.

6 - You feel like you're flying. (also see reason 34)

7 - They don't smell bad.

8 - Longboard traffic is so much more mellow than car traffic. Imagine the 401 filled with longboards!

9 - Longboard train! Draft train! You can hand pump a draft train.

10 - The ability to ride a longboard is sexier than the ability to drive a car because a skateboarding man exudes virility,
physical strength and sweat. A man driving a car incites thoughts of stability, financial support and responsibility.
Most importantly a man whose car makes him sweat is not so pretty.

11 - Driving doesn't rid the stress of a long hard day!

12 - No need to pay for parking.

13 - Another excuse to be wrapped in leather.

14 - Car tires are just nowhere near as cool.

15 - It's hard to kick flip a car.

16 - Hitting a curb in a wood car would cost way more to repair.

17 - No need to check tire pressure constantly as the temperature decreases.

18 - Let's face it, it's more thrilling to NOT have air bags and seatbelts.

19 - You will ALWAYS know when your gas tank is low on a longboard!

20 - No more pesky check engine light!!!

21 - You'd get pulled over for trying to carve down the street in your car.

22 - Drafting other cars is dangerous.

23 - You make more friends longboarding.

24 - You can't do this to a longboard: http://www.alluglycars.com/details.php?image_id=87

25 - Your friends don't ask you to drive them to the airport.

26 - You don't have to drive across town and pay $10 to get it cleaned.

27 - You won't die if you fall asleep after pulling into the garage.

28 - No need to always remember to call shotgun.

29 - Repairs and tune ups don't get charged out at $90/hour + parts.

30 - When going around a corner in a car, letting your back wheels slide out is frowned upon.

31 - Whenever you see another longboarder, there's a nod or a wave between the two of you.
If you did this in a car, your neck would get tired.

32 - You can't play guitar while you're driving.

32 - Cars can't slingshot each other into corners.

33 - Both hands are free. Use your imagination.

34 - You look just plain silly pretending your Superman while driving a car.

35 - Multi-level parking garages become a lot more enjoyable.

36 - Nobody has ever gotten pregnant in the back seat of a longboard.

37 - Cars can't shutdown slide - except for Ken Block. (also see reason 91)

38 - A shitty longboard is always cooler than a shitty car.

39 - Cars can't be ninja.

40 - If you are sliding sideways in a car, you most definitely have lost all control.
If you are doing this on a longboard however, you are quite talented and expressing your style.

41 - Longboards sometimes have cool graphics. Cars rarely do.

42 - With a longboard you can go from having the equivalent of a shitty Honda and upgrade one part at a time -
bushings, bearings, wheels, trucks and deck - as your budget permits until you have yourself a Cadillac.
There is no such option when you buy a car.

43 - You can mix and match parts by different longboard manufacturers. With a car, you have to buy a "complete."

44 - The rare occasions of not actually riding, longboards are MUCH easier to bring with/transport than a bike - TTC, Cars, etc..

45 - In tough economic times, the money you save riding a longboard instead of driving a car
is like being handed a government bailout every month.

46 - Longboarding creates very little C02 emissions (exhaling).

47 - You will very often beat any mass transit system to your destination.

48 - There is no such thing as traffic in the world of longboarding. It exists beside you,
but you have all the power to completely be exempt from it. Hallelujah.

49 - You can't pump cars.

50 - Bump drafting with cars usually results in $1000's worth of damage.

51 - You can't conveniently store multiple cars on a rack.

52 - Modifications to cars cannot be done with a single tool.

53 - You can't hold an extra car strapped to your backpack.

54 - If you order a car online in pieces it's going to be a LOT longer before you get a chance to drive it.

55 - Ever tried to check your car as baggage for a flight?

56 - You don't look like a moron riding a longboard in leathers and a full face.

57 - Leathers never prematurely detonated and killed a small child.

58 - Driving your car across the country does not earn you wicked bragging rights, sponsors and fame.

59 - Longboarders enjoy sharing the road with many other skaters. We actually look forward to it.

60 - If you fart on your longboard no one will know.

61 - Lift kits for trucks cost 1000's, risers cost about 48 cents.

62 - No back seat drivers to piss you off!

63 - When you're learning to drive you want stomp your car on a curb to break it,
thus proving to your friends you are hardcore with your grinds and slides.

64 - Doubles as a van for moving furniture.

65 - Works as a bed when you have none, especially when it's a dropped deck and your head is raised from your shoulders.
Cause who needs a roof? Stars are awesome.

66 - Is a better conversation starter than cigarettes, or a car.

67 - Leaves you with that mechanic look that we all strive for without killing your back. (wiping grease from keyboard)

68 - Allows you to accumulate waaay too much gear, well honestly, because WE NEED IT. Does not always live in the car.

69 - Race parties are the best parties out there. Like a family reunion that happens multiple times a year. Cars don't have parties.

70 - When several longboarders crash into each other, it is often followed by hours of laughter
rather than an exchanging of insurance and a lawsuit.

71 - No flat tires... maybe flat spots, but no full out flats.

72 - Tucking down a hill looks much better and less stupid.

73 - In low traffic areas crossing red lights won't get you a ticket.

73 - You can't change trucks on a car to turn better.

74 - While driving, if you put all your weight on the right, the car won't turn.

75 - A 50/50 grind with a Honda Civic is very hard.

76 - You can't look like a ninja while driving a car.

77 - Because no one cares if you broke 120 k in your car.

78 - $0.00/L

79 - No time wasted reading cryptic parking signs, e.g. Parking allowed from 10am to 11pm, two hour maximum,
from April to November, except on Ramadan, Rosh Hashana and Good Friday.

80 - No parking tickets - ever.

81 - Longboards become like personal benches wherever you go. Cars can't be benches...

82 - Most longboards make excellent rolling surfaces in a pinch. And you don't have to worry about crumbs
in between the seats when you go through customs.

83 - You can't drive your car while sitting on the hood down a hill/garage!

84 - You can't get car tires in so many tasty colours.

85 - Cars don't have nearly enough grip tape.

86 - You won't drown on a longboard if you fall off a bridge because you can't get the doors open.

89 - Chicks dig LONG boards.

90 - Steezy drivers usually lead to a traffic ticket and/or accidents.

91 - You can't misty flip in a car - except for Ken Block.

92 - You can't drive your car through a mall without loosing a side mirror or your license.

93 - Ever try to strap a go pro to your roof?

94 - (insert your own reason here)

95 - Talking on your phone while boarding isn't illegal.

96 - You never have to worry if your seatbelt is on.

97 - You can't drive switch.

98 - Cross stepping on the break and gas pedal could lead to your death.

99 - You get to be part of the world you're riding through. You're not cut off by a big hunk of steel and glass.

100 - One hundred longboarders don't take nearly as long to get around town as 100 cars.