pavedwave longboarding

pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

http://www.break.com/index/car-causes-longboarder-to-wip-out.html

http://digg.com/extreme_sports/Car_Causes_Longboarder_To_Wipe_Out

This video was posted to Break.com first, now getting picked up by other sites.

Obviously, both parties were in the wrong. But I know how I'd handle it, with this much video evidence...

dmccoach · Joined: 07 Jul 2008 Posts: 41

If I saw that correctly, the cameraman skated between the braking offender (left of braking Jeep) and oncoming traffic - very scary - not to mention the potential for the subject skater to have slid into/under the braking asshole, I mean Jeep driver...

On the other hand, attempting a video on an obviously busy stretch of road not too cool either.

LD skater since 1971 · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:48 pm Post subject:

When you skateboard, bicycle, motorcycle you need to think 20 steps ahead at all times to stay alive. The car will always win if you don't think proactively.
Personally I would have went for the grass or squeezed between the two cars and kept on going.
I have been hit twice by a car in one summer skateboarding when I moved to Fallbrook from La Crecenta, Ca. Luckily I landed on the hood.

I have also slid in to side of cars to take the impact if I had no choice. I also had Car door opened up on me on my Bicycle in Okinawa
Luckily I stood up real quick and it just took a chunk out of my chest. I landed flat on my back because I was toe clipped into the pedals.
If I would not have stood up I would have took it in my face.
I did as always got back up and licked my wounds and went on my way.

I have also been rear ended at red light by a car on my motorcycle the guy was not paying attention slammed in to the back of me. But I was okay the licenses plate tail light lens was only messed up. So he gave me $100.00 to forget the accident. I took the $100.00 and went on my way.

The person driving the car is amore shaken up then the person getting hit usually in these situation.
I was driving my VW van down a alley way a kid jumped off a set of stairs into the side of my Van. I dragged him for about 15 feet before I came to a stop it was not pretty. He was taken to the hospital was there for a few days.
I was so depressed I hit the kid even though it was not my fault. You keep thinking what could I have done to avoided this accident.

I know the guy in the video slammed on his brakes but he is bigger and will win. All he had to say was I saw a rabbit or the sun light got in my eyes thats why I braked so fast.
So just be safe when you are out on the road think ahead of you all the time or you may not skate again.
That is why I am seeking out bicycle only trails so I can feel the freedom the 1970's when you could carve the concrete wave and not worry about getting hit by a car.
At least with a bicycle you both can get up walk away from your wounds.
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Terry

mrgumdropman · Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 26 Location: Sea Girt NJ

When i was ldping down a one way i got hit by a car going the wrong way. It shredded mi foot and my shoe along with my pants. I left a nice dent in his car he deserved it he didn't even say sorry.

camel · Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:08 am Post subject:

Here is the back story guys:

http://www.silverfishlongboarding...otos/76780-huge-accident-car.html

This guy is a SilverFisher.

C