"Our skate park became the hangout, meet up spot, and the place to party. Not only did the lurkers show up, so did the BMX crowd and razor scooter kids. Suddenly the skate park wasn’t just for skateboarding. The site was remote and out of the public eye—tucked neatly away from everything. This was a recipe for disaster and the problems increased."
-Kelley Rogers
The quote above generally means that not all skate parks are ideal places that suit the needs of skateboarders. Due to this reason, as well as some cities not having skate parks, many skaters choose to skate various public spots. Many of which contain no regulatory signs restricting skateboarding. And often in doing so, a skateboarder may be harassed or physically assaulted for his/her decision(s). Although a city may have a skate park, that does not mean that the park is the safest or best place to be. This quote is relevant to my topic because it helps clarify why skating at some skate parks is not always appropriate. For example, if the local skate park of a city is a hazardous place to be, then the skaters of that city should not have to skate there. It would make more sense for them to skate public spots without suggestive signs, than a run-down skate park.
Rogers, Kelley. "The Rise and Demise (and Rise) Of A Skate Park." Skaters For Public Skate Parks (2009): 1. Web. 16 Nov 2010. <http://www.skatepark.org/the-rise-and-demise-and-rise-of-a-skate-park.html>.
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