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Skateboarding Safety Tips
From the Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Skateboarding safety tips from Publication Number 93 of the United States
Consumer Products Safety Commission.
SAFETY TIPS FOR USING A SKATEBOARD
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission offers
the following suggestions for safe skateboarding:
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Never ride a skateboard in the street.
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Don't take chances:
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Complicated tricks require careful practice and a specially designed area
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Only one person per skateboard
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Never grab onto a car, bus, truck or bicycle
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Learning how to fall helps reduce your
chances of being seriously injured:
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If you are losing your balance, crouch
down on the skateboard so that you will
not have so far to fall.
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In a fall, try to land on the fleshy parts ofyour body.
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If you fall, try to roll rather than absorb
the force with your arms.
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Even though it may be difficult, during a
fall try to relax your body, rather than
stiffen.
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Reprinted courtesy of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission
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