Some don’t trip bc of it. That’s the scary part. They’re so damn unpredictable 
Another problem with going to court over something like that is even if one doesn’t get jail time, in some places certain judgments can suspend one’s right to carry things like knives, pepper spray, and other personal defense items…especially if one used such an item during the incident. The point I’m getting to is save major reactions for things that are truly defense/safety critical. Of course, if you’re in a place that doesn’t allow you to carry tools for personal defense anyway, the suspension point is moot.
Bicycle or board…it seems dogs always dog me.
[quote=“skatardude10, post:177, topic:54733”] probably just not thinking, just responding (irrationally, which I guess is normal when frightened).[/quote] Yeah. strangers responding irrationally and even way-over-the-top anger seems increasingly common; even more than just a year or two ago. Even folks nowhere near your path may surprise with what they do…like waiting until you pass by and then throwing dangerous things (e.g. rocks, bottles) at you from behind. Weird.
Just remember that a cam can also be used against you…as can your phone’s GPS, and the data any esk8 app may be recording (speed, location, acceleration, direction, etc) with convenient timestamps for the lawyers. The more sophisticated the app, potentially the more data may be available to either support or contradict your memory of the events.
Example: Data like “speed” at time of impact (which could be shown with “acceleration” and “location” data), could be used to sufficiently prove extreme negligence/recklessness which can cause financial damages awards to be vastly increased. In a courtroom there’s a big difference between a witness saying “He seemed to be going kinda fast.” and your own app showing you were going “32mph” at the time you hit a pedestrian.
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very true. I have a GPS with build in dash cam on my car. first thing I did was disabled the speed stamping on the video, but you would still be able to see if I was “going kinda fast”
Miami hasnt been too bad, i had one “lazy” comment from a bunch of old men drinking beer on their porch i just thought it was ironic.
also more recently I had some old guy on a golf kart yell at me and told me to slow down maybe? i dunno i sped off. Its best to never stop for people that yell just keep going, problem is when i see another eskater in the wild i usually yell at them to get their attention and they usually do what i do keep riding lol.
When i do night rides on south beach i carry because it can be quite dangerous in the city that late. My buddies battery died on a bridge and we were stopped for a few min before i was going to tow him back. I noticed a guy come from the shadows and was walking towards my friend from behind the guy stopped when i yelled out and my friend turned around and the dude ran away, he got really close and never said a word it was really creepy.
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south beach is that unsafe at night?
honestly havnt really had a problem with anyone and i usually ride with a group so its safer but riding expensive lit up electric skateboards in empty city street makes us stand out so id rather carry in that situation.
sometimes we ride thought really bad parts of town especially when we do our long 20+ mile rides
overtown is crawling with crimson heads 
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Interesting experience this weekend, was going fairly quick down a cycle path when approaching a woman, her baby buggy and her friend, taking up the entire pah - now here’s the odd part I started some slow down carving (training foot break hardcore, i don’t use my breaks at all right now), I can only assume she thought I was ‘going side to side to piss her off’ so suddenly she starts to mirror my carving…I stopped carving and she kept moving in-front of me I had to pretty much stop to get past safely.
Wow I thought she’s using her baby as a weapon against a random eboarder, would hate to be married to her lol
People walking in the bike lane…sounds all to familiar 
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I’m in SF, CA. Been an average street skater since I was young, and I’ve now gotten into eskating. About a month ago, one person told me to, “Do a kickflip” on an electric longboard with no tail. I tried to not let it get to me, lol.
Then, just today, as I was riding down a hill in GG park, there were two people that I had seen earlier; one on a bmx and one on a regular longboard. I was going downhill at about 25mph, the guy on the bmx was in the middle of the road, he saw me proceeding left, and he literally kept moving closer and closer to the left, as if he was trying to run me off the road. I kept going, with a few inches of road to spare. I don’t know if it was intentional or what, but I’m definitely open to the possibility that there are petty fucks out there that would do harm for basically no reason whatsoever. If I ever see this fool in GG park and he pulls that shit again I’m going to ram my fist straight into his face at 30mph, I don’t give a fuck (and I have armored gloves to boot).
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To be fair, a sidewalk is meant for pedestrians. Its a vehicles job to avoid pedestrians giving them the right of way HOWEVER!!! Some people are def still assholes and purposely will try to hurt you so they can try to prove a point
That’s why we see lots of vids of crazy pedestrians and car crashes in countries like Russia… they got extreme laws to defend pedestrians, at a point where all sort of crazy people now try to jump in front of cars to mimic being hit so the insurance companies pay them loads of money based in these extreme pedestrian protecting laws; now almost everybody with a car there carries an inboard camera to protect themself from these intentional scamming schemes. The result, all type of other car related events being recorded, car crashes, highway semi truck collisions, road rage, fights, irresponsible pedestrians, crazy maniacs, mad street crossings and even astronomical events like meteorites falling from the sky. All recorded on camera. Russia is f… crazy!!
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I cant speak for other countries laws but i have def seen many chinese and russian videos and they are amazing! I agree… Russia… you crazy!
Thankfully not living in a city or needing to commute I don’t have to deal with willful deadeyes.
If I did and they were intentionally taking up my legal space then it would be a case for hold…hold
Make poop-pants!
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Hey! the city’s not that bad, you just get the casual 50 year old that looks like 70 say something Strange actually strange under his breath, And taxi drivers honk and say something that you can rarely hear half of.
and this one time There was to lads who were on purpose I taking up the pathway and looking at there feet pretending not to see me, So I looked down and went 30 on them They moved pretty quick 
Not so bad.
Cause People are jerks.
further evidence. Love a good soccer dive!
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I never really understand the hate. I get that people at times draw associations between things and as a result of these associations, everything within this relationship is given the same treatment (I.e Movie Theaters not allowing Skatebaords no matter the electrical variety) but these things has value
They’re practical and they’re getting more practical every year with each new innovation and milestone. And once battery technology takes that needed leap, these things are going to be the future.
I read an article just now that , we’ll disgusted me. Half because I can feel the author is reading this to get paid and half because I know people will use this reconfirm their own prejudice against us. I’ll quite It below so that no one has to go over to the site and give her revenue.
Everything is stupid, and so are we. Welcome to Jezebel’s Stupidest Summer Ever, a season-long celebration of our worst, most idiotic thoughts and opinions.
I have always loved skaters.
I remember going to the now defunct indoor skatepark at my hometown mall as a tween to watch cute older boys and even cooler, but fewer, girls from my town skate, grasping at the chain-link that lined the border of the substantial maze of half-pipes and rails, and wincing as floppy-haired teens wiped out to the music of The All-American Rejects.
At home I’d watch Jackass and the underrated MTV show Scarred, the latter of which chronicled the worst injuries amateur skateboarders have ever endured, and would become morbidly infatuated with skate battle scars; broken bones and stitches galore. Part of skating, I thought, was to surrender your whole, stupid body over to the art form and its dangerous whims. Teens who skated were putting themselves in mild danger, which was insanely cool, of course.
But you know what isn’t insanely cool? Grown ass men riding electric skateboards.
Listen, I don’t know where they came from, I just know that they’re everywhere right now. Several times in the last few months I have walked the streets of New York City and seen a posh older dude skating, almost too smoothly, perhaps with the purr of a small motor, holding…a remote? And every time I’ve died a little bit inside from embarrassment.
But you know what isn’t insanely cool? Grown ass men riding electric skateboards. I’m no skater, nor expert. I am merely a fan of the sport (and a judgmental woman with loud opinions who gets paid to write about them.) And I’ll admit that from what I’ve read, electric skateboards seem like a completely different activity than the non-battery operated original. For one thing, it doesn’t seem like you can do any crazy tricks in them (“You can slide on the board but take care that you don’t abuse the board in a way that will void your warranty,” the FAQ for one brand reads) which is lame! They’re also extremely expensive, running hundreds of dollars.
The image of a man, say, in his 40s or 50s casually taking up skateboarding for the first time can be disconcerting to some, especially because it so often screams: “I am desperately trying to feel 25 again and also do you want to come back to my Dumbo loft and listen to Flipper.” So if that’s already cringe-inducing, please imagine that exact same scenario except he’s not even trying to learn to skate—he’s buying a motorized board (read: scooter without the handles) to do all the work for him. So, am I going to side-eye some high-schooler in Brooklyn zipping by me on one of these? No. All I ask is, please consider if you’re going to look like an asshole on your $700 electric skateboard, because you probably will.
I found some solace in this thread titled “Are dudes on electric skateboards considered kooks by other skaters?” as well as a video from YouTuber and skater John Hill who asked a bunch of sponsored skateboarders he knows for their opinions on electric boards. Responses included “thumbs down emoji,” “seems convenient for getting around for lazy people,” and “they’re probably really convenient but not the coolest looking thing.”
True that. Get a real board, dweebs!
Well fuck us for wanting convince.
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