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On 6/2/1999
Keith Fellmy
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No helmet? Shame Shame Shame. What that does is show luging in a dangerous light. Then luge will cease to exist in that area when the cops and lawmakers find out about that incident. I've seen it happen many times. An incident makes the local newspaper (whether you're luging the jogging trail and take a jogger out at the ankles, hitting a parked or moving car and get mashed, or even just slide off the board in front of a cop) the town calls a meeting (usually only the fat cat rich guys show up) they see luge in a dangerous way. Nobody ever reports the good stuff like how we talk to the neighbors and kids where we luge at. Then the laws get passed no luging. No skateboards over 10 mph, etc. Sometimes the people in the area don't like it even when we don't wreck. Just by being there we get nailed. Anyway, PLEASE get leathers and a helmet. They've saved my hide a time or two. Only a few bumps and bruises and now just getting over a broken arm. But that's it, notnearly as bad as your buddy.
have fun, hope your buddy is doing better.
Remember what the Good Book says (that would be Darren Lott's Street Luge Survival guide, not the bible):
Be Safe, Be Smart, Be Able To Ride Tomorrow!!!!!!
Later
Keith
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On 5/28/1999 joe blow
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be crazy! BE ABSOLUTELY FUCKING MAD! get as much speed as you possibly can! try to have as little control as possible, don't wear any retarded protective gear because hurting yourself is super cool! I always hurt myself now! I WANT TO DIE!!!!! you should too and if you see a car coming up behind you try to stay directly in front of him and slam on your brakes so you get squished real good. Oncoming traffic is better if you ask me cause it gets really messy. Always be drunk when luging. ALWAYS BE DRUNK!!!!!
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On 5/16/1999 ole
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always ride at a comfertable speed
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On 5/12/1999 chris
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ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS wear your protective gear. Two days ago
me and some friends were luging a monster hill. My buddy Andrew
went first and the rest of us followed. He had to brake a bit
because of a rough patch in the road. I didn't see him stopping,
and rammed right into the back of his board sending him in a 50+
mph slide down the road! 214 stitches, 5 staples in his noggin
and loads of cash later, he's wishing he would have spent the
extra $50-$150 for a helmet. Be cool, wear a helmet and watch out
for your friends.
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On 4/13/1999 Randy
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Always wear your helmet. I was going downhill, 40mph, and I hit a dead pussycat on the side of the road. I went flying, and now I have a scar going from my forehead to the middle of my chest. Always wear your pads.
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On 3/30/1999
Gabe Sheeley
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When I first started I thought pads and stuff were cheesy. You change your mind quick after taking a nose dive at 30 mph. Keep the gear on. Oh, and watch out for sidestreets. Driver aren't looking for you so you gotta look for them.
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On 3/20/1999 Stacie
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road rash sucks, wear your gear.
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On 3/12/1999
Spencer
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Make sure you tighten your trucks before bombing a steep hill, I speak from personal experiance.
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On 3/2/1999
Dragon
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These new Xenon lights (the blue very light ones) on the middle class cars (Mercedes, BMW, Audi, ...) suck really
Here in Switzerland they became very popular in the last time (for the car drivers, not for us). You can't see
anything when a car with these lights drives against your direction. Be careful because of the thing that Sandy M wrote too.
The fuck is, that the drivers with these lights feel themselves in the roll of the king of the street and they drive very arrogant(IN SWITZERLAND)
Be car(e)ful ...AAH...
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On 2/22/1999
Sandy M
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For all you night-time riders out there: TAKE NOTE! The new headlights on some of the newer german cars (BMW, Mercedes, VWs) dont show up as clearly as traditional style lights. The patch of light that they make on the ground ahead of the car isnt as big as the traditional style, meaning if you're counting on the car's lights to warn you of traffic approaching from a side street, you could be fooled. Keep yer eyes peeled, dudes!
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On 2/21/1999
Pee-Wee
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Crashing at 30mph with no safety gear bites ass! Now I know how the cheese feels when it goes throught the cheese grater. ALWAYS WEAR YOUR GEAR!!
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On 2/16/1999 A lepman
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DON'T HIT PARKED CARS ON STEEP HILLS!!!!!!
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On 2/9/1999 hippy
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dont hit a kerb at 20 mph down the high street
(p.s. I am Cornish so I am sorry if you Americans dont have high streets)
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On 12/17/1998
Daniel Jenni
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I'm Swiss and it's winter now. What I want to say is: Ice and snow sucks.
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On 11/20/1998 andrew
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dont bomb hills and expect to roll nicely over railroad tracks. not too fun... xxx
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On 11/11/1998
George James
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Dont bomb down steep hills and hit drain covers that arent on properly, as you tend to fly up in the air, land and break your collarbone. :O)
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On 11/3/1998
Marcus Axelsson
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Don't rida to fast when there is ice and snow on the road. Where I live, in Sweden, we have that problem.
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On 10/28/1998 dan
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Don't bomb hills going against the flow of traffic during rush hour. (In other words, don't be stupid)
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On 8/12/1998
Hep Kat
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It took a nasty header that required 10 stiches in my eyebrow before i learned that safety gear is a must - It makes the differnce between taking a spill and being able to walk (skate) away from it, and having to hustle to the Emergency Room- I doubt that I would still be riding at 26 if i didn't wear wear a helmet, knee and elbow pads
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On 7/21/1998
Bluntking
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I was skating in the park with my bro. I was just behind him, and we were going just over walking speed. Suddenly, he slipped on some wet leaves and fell backwards off his board, banging the back of his head on the pavement. He was in fucking pain, screaming really loud. When I felt the back of his head there was a lump sticking out of his head about 1/2 AN INCH! We went to the hospiral and he was OK. From then on I and he have always worn a cycle helmet when skating. Its small, light, and easy to carry.
Always Take care.
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On 7/20/1998 i
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if you are just learning slides
or need to grab your rail when carving
just use some batting gloves to protect your knuckles
Skate proud.....
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On 6/19/1998
Tan-Dog
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Stephen and Andy, listen to what Chris is saying, there are just too many variables out there to not take a chance by not wearing your safety gear. Even if you are the best, and have top of the line equipement, you can't control what someone else might do, or conditions you might run across. Just recently I sprained my ankle when I took off down a steep imbankment at a skatepark, only to have to abort the run due to someone cutting me off. I was'nt even trying some sick new trick, just tried to stop and I got hurt. You never know. Skateboarding is great fun, maybe even a way of life, but it's not worth getting permanently injured over, or worse. Protect yourself, now that would be cool!
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On 5/26/1998
Chris
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Stephen and Andy
You know what you should tell your mother,
"Okay, Mom, we'll wear the helmets." You'll earn valuable brownie points for when you start asking for the car keys in a couple of years.
Seriously, I know you think it's uncool to wear a helmet, but you want to know what's really uncool: How about 6 weeks in a coma in the neurological intensive care unit from smashing your melon on the concrete? How permanent brain damage? How about having to learn to walk again or write your own name? How about fucking dying?
I know you think that it won't happen to you, but you know what? Five or six people have died riding skateboards in San Diego county in the last two years, and none of them were wearing helmets. And I bet you that none of them thought it would ever happen to them.
It doesn't matter how good you are. You can fuck yourself up bad if you go down wrong and you're not wearing the brain bucket. Think about this. What if you break the kingpin on your trucks or hit a slick patch on the concrete, because some guy just over-oiled his bearings. You have no control over that. It doesn't matter how good you are. Shit just happens.
If you're on the street, cars come out of nowhere or a little "Yo quiero Taco Bell" Chihuahua runs in front of you. You don't see a crack in the road, because you're looking for traffic (or that chick with the nice butt). Any of these things that you have no control over can happen. And it doesn't matter how good a skater you are. You go down wrong, you're screwed.
I know this isn't the answer you're looking for. I know your friends are going to give you crap, but you can deal with that a lot easier than you can deal with the consequences of a bad fall.
Skate hard and skate safe.
Chris
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On 5/26/1998 Skater Steve
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I was at a skatepark and I was on top of a shed. I felt a little nervous about going off. I went off and tried to do a backflip and broke 3 of my ribs, dislocated my shoulder and
I took the skin off my arm. This story is a lie but you shouldn't do crazy stuff if you don't know how to.
Skater Steve
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On 5/26/1998
Stephen and Andy
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My mom wants me and my friends to wear helmets when skating. We think it is totally uncool...but she won't let us go to the skate park until we do.What a drag! What do you think we should tell her? Hatless in Albuquerque
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