The other side to wearing Helmets.
During a midday session I was having on Monday I was pulled up by a gentleman who asked me about my skating to which I obliged to tell him a little about the sport, he then pointed out that it was good that I was wearing a helmet and asked me about the gloves to which I showed him.
He then informed me about how the week before he had a go at some younger kids who were hitting the hill but were not wearing any safety gear at all, to which I didn’t say much about them but assured him that it’s a must have in my house to at least wear a helmet, (My son 3 ½ years old no helmet no skating.)
With out going into more detail about my conversation with this gentleman, when we had finished he left and was happy for me to keep skating and I did so for about another hour or so. My point being that beside the all important safety of wearing a helmet that it will also change the attitude of people who see us and not fully understand the sport, but what they all understand is helmets save lives’.
This isn’t the first time either and that’s why I thought it would bring it up, I think if we want to grow this sport into something bigger it’s the non skaters that have to accept us and let us do what we love without getting in our way.
Yes we will always have hatters but the more people that accept what we do, the less there is to listen to their crap! And yes I’m sure that there are still people that will have a go even if you are wearing safety equipment or not.
Well there’s my two cents anyways!
Skate hard, skate fast and come home to tell the story!!!
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Permalink Reply by speedy canuck on
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There's quite a few older fellas out there, Daddow's what 38-39, Claude Reinier's 40+, Eddie Spearing's 50+, Cliff Coleman's 60 somthin'. But yeah def need more older guys out bombin' shit!!
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Permalink Reply by Steven Sheely on
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Good point Jako, I am sure that me being 28 and not the smllest guy in the class difenatly helped, and i agree with the more older guys that are out there and seen skating would be a posative influance not only on the non skaters but the groms as well, Id say half the guys i skate with are late 20ies to mid 30ies, the problm is that we are so fast by the time they look up were long gone. HAHAHA
Jacko said:actually what we need is more older guys bombin hills! its pretty obvious that youth + skateboard = trouble... even if they wear safety gear the average joe automaticly makes that assumption.
however if u get an older guy out on the boards (even if they dont wear safety gear, funnily enough) people tend to think its ok, coz they are not young they are not hooligans...
but yeah good write up and i do also agree that once wearing a helmet becomes main stream people wont tend to look at skaters as 'dangerous and reckless'
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jack on -
well i dont see that getting too many old people in to the sport would be very easy so everyone should just wear fake moustaches :D nothing says maturity like a big nose glasses without lenses and a supsiciouslly plasticy looking moustache :)
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Permalink Reply by Henry King on
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grow a real one bra!
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Permalink Reply by Isaac on
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Already done...got the dirtiest mo in year 11 :)
Also got some of the bum fluff... it's glorious!
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Ian Coggan on -
the funny thing is i'd look like that if i didnt shave. like already got the nose but no glasses
Jack Nolan said:well i dont see that getting too many old people in to the sport would be very easy so everyone should just wear fake moustaches :D nothing says maturity like a big nose glasses without lenses and a supsiciouslly plasticy looking moustache :)
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