this has to be said. read.

[Anthony_Q]

So recently i went to a few seshs that had alot of scooter riders attending. one thing i really noticed is that most of the riders there were snakes. yes i said it, the skaters are right i just never realized it until a few days ago. it got to the point where i had to snake riders just to get a run in. not only was it really annoying but also super disrespectful. the first time i went to a skatepark it was common sense not to snake people, but obviously some of you dont have any common sense. so heres a few simple things you should always be doing at a skatepark so you dont make the entire sport look bad.

- look to see if someone else wants to go, if someone is ready to drop in at the same time, kindly let them go, most of the time they will tell you to go

- if you see someone sitting there and he hasent gone in a long time, offer to let him go first.

- if a skater busts his ass and his board flys away and lands next to you, dont be a douche bag and just stand there, roll it back to them. (im not saying suck the skaters dick, just be a nice person)

- if someone is on the cooping ready to drop in, and you arent, they go first, simple as that.

-DONT RIDE FLAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAMN PARK.

- dont sit on grind boxes and ledges when there are obviously people that are trying to ride it. you can chill on top of the quarter (on top of it, not sitting on the cooping with your legs hanging off, and make sure you arent in anyones way, people do manual on top of quarters) or on benches.

- if you accidentally snake someone or run into someone, a simple "my bad" will make you that much more mature.

- if someone is in your way, just give them a heads up. i saw a few riders yelling at people to move the fuck out of the way, thats not cool.

- dont stand in the middle of a park for no reason, i you want to stand, stand on the side as close to the fence as you can.

- when you have to get to the other side of the park, and the only way to the other side is through the middle, watch to see if people are going.

if anyone wants to add, please do.

 

[Jacob2195]

excellent thread!

 

[J SWEETS]

Just saying, it's already a thread. But it hasn't been seen in a while so I guess this is a good idea. Excellent Mann. And so true. We get bad rep cuz of some stupid ass kids. I'm the only scooterer at my park that anyone likes. Cause I'm not a douxhe. Haha

 

[Jamie Gantz]

Yes,this had to be said.
Kids with no respect at parks are what gives us a bad rep,thanks for posting this.

 

[brody01134]

yeah i know ive snaked some kids before but i always apologize

 

[zak.]

Yes,this had to be said.
Kids with no respect at parks are what gives us a bad rep,thanks for posting this.

so true

 

[Joe Riley]

This thread's been made a million times, nobody ever listens to it. Good luck trying to get a bunch of twelve year olds to be patient.

 

[JoshNunez]

wow, i need to print this and bring it to my park

it is soo true, kids need to learn park etiquette

 

[The Batman]

This thread's been made a million times, nobody ever listens to it. Good luck trying to get a bunch of twelve year olds to be patient.

I'll make sure it *sticks* in there heads.

 

[Joe Riley]

Well, these threads have been stickied before and gone un-noticed. So, in my opinion, this won't do much.

 

[Matt_Porter]

i try to get the scooter kids at my local to be chill and dont snake. and I like to think I have helped the problem in my town.

 

[Dustin Nooner]

maybe some kids just dont care and do what they want cause they are bad ass. hahahah

 

[Ben Moak]

ya you scooter kids wonder why skaters hate us its because most of us are total dicks and dont take notice to who is going first. common sense and common curtosy will get you far in life

oh and go skate day? ya DONT FREAKING GET IN SKATERS WAYS its there day use some common sense and dont be a dick and ruin there day

 

[Jamie Gantz]

^^^Gotta disagree with the last part cuz Go Skate Day is bullshit.
Js.

 

[parrish]

i skateboard on go skate day haha

 

[BrandonWeir]

I've snaked people quite a few times. About 90% of those times, once I was done with my run, or even during my run, I would say "oh god i'm sorry I just snaked you didn't I." and I'll cut my run short so that they can go because I had interrupted them. Let it be known, that if you apologize and admit that you just snaked the dude, theres no way he can be mad at you. And if he is mad at you, then any sensible person around will say "dude he apologized and everything whats your problem?" and the fault will be in the guy you snaked. Plus, people now think of you as the "nice considerate rider.:

But we can only hope that we get it straight and be the ones known as the "nice considerate riders".

Everyone snakes, whether it be skaters, bikers, scootererers, or rollerbladers. In some areas, scooterers might snake most. In some areas, skaters might snake most. Same with biking and rollerblading. In some places, no one ever snakes. In some places, everyone snakes. When you really think about it, it pretty much comes out even, give or take a few.

 

[JDBen]

I'm pretty sure I've been to the worst skatepark ever for snaking :']

 

[Ben Moak]

ok evrybody go skate day is for skaters. so why not be respectful and let them have one day of the year. you wanna ride on go skate day? buy a board or else wait your turn for all the skaters to take there runs before taking yours

 

[Dustin Nooner]

im nice to all locals of every park. biker blader skater whatever always respect the rules of the park your at. haha.

 

[Ben Moak]

im nice to all locals of every park. biker blader skater whatever always respect the rules of the park your at. haha.

quoted for truth

there is such a thing as skatepark society chain
the top of the chain is the locals
the bottom of the chain are kids that have never been there and to work your way up this chain just be respectful and let people go in front of you and if you want to go ask the guy next to you hey is anybody going? and if they say no then go for it