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Of all other "extreme" sports, bikes are
considered a larger hazard than the skatepark itself.
In the minds of those who are run by assumption and
ignorance; consequently, those who are mainly parents
and guardians, city officials, and especially the
government do not understand the whereabouts of how a
skatepark is naturally ridden, naturally taken care
of, and naturally operated. There is much concern of
the different "extreme" sports sharing the
same skatepark at the same time; unfortunately, those
who are concerned are heard much more clearly than
those who have no problem with sharing the skatepark.
With that in mind, how many skateparks in California
alone allow skateparks??? There are more and more
skateparks fit for all types of "extreme"
sports to ride on at the same time, but more than 75%
of skateparks, public or company owned, do not allow
bicycles. There is much to be learned about this not
only from statistics, but most importantly, the riders
of BMX.
The parents and guardians of the young children who
attend the skateparks assume that they will be safe
enough to not get seriously hurt and get sent to the
hospital with a broken bone. The possibility of
breaking a bone can happen anywhere. If bruises, cuts
and scratches, and the possibility of breaking bones
are not wanted, then don't have your young children do
any "extreme" sports. Although you want your
child to have fun and let them do what they like, it
is not worth the worry that there is a huge
possibility of your child getting hurt in some way or
form. Open your minds and swallow your over-protective
thoughts of your child's choice of sports and look at
what they choose to do for a good time. The reason
these activities were labeled as "extreme"
is because not any human would do it. The constant
pain and suffering to get better is part of the whole
ordeal. People need to practice and learn how to
control their bodies and instruments for the
respective sport that they do. This is also a reason
why in-line skaters, skateboarders, and stunt bike
riding are considered sports. If they understand that
they will have to endure a lot of pain and suffering
when learning and chooses to keep going, then let them
journey on.
Public skateparks that have "No bicycles or
BMX allowed." in their rules and regulations
signs are easily put in by the city. Although the park
does not allow bicycles, bikers will still go and ride
it. Public usually means open, everywhere or everyone,
and not private.
If knowing that obvious fact, then why the
discrimination against bicycles???? Even though we
have heavy metal parts, it does not mean that we will
be careless and throw our bikes into a large crowd.
The parts on our bikes are also worth money and
throwing our bikes would be just throwing money away.
The best way to look at the situation would be the
X-Games. The many "extreme" sports all
together at the same event sharing the same ramps. I
guarantee you that many of the pro bike riders still
ride in skateparks that have bikes, skateboarders, and
in-liners ride all at the same time.
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