injuries
Severe injuries are rare because of skateboarding accidents. Commonly, a skateboarder who falls off their board will maybe get scrapes, cuts, bruises, and sprains. Among injuries reported to a hospital, about half involve broken bones, usually the long bones in the leg or arm. One-third of skateboarders with reported injuries are very new to the sport, having started skating within one week of the injury. Although less common, involving 3.5% to 9% of reported injuries, traumatic head injuries and death are possible severe outcomes. Skating as a form of transportation exposes the skateboarder to the dangers of other traffic. Skateboarders on the street may be hit by other vehicles or may fall into vehicular traffic.
safety gear
To protect yourself from serve injuries wear a safety gear while skateboarding.
While skateboarding wear a helmet because if you hit a crack in the sidewalk and go flying off you skateboard and hit you head on the ground you will not hurt your head very bad. If you are riding your skateboard you might also think about wear hand guards. If you fall off your board while wearing the guards, you have a lower risk of breaking a finger. Even if you are good at skateboard still wear safety gear because accidents happen even to experienced people.
While skateboarding wear a helmet because if you hit a crack in the sidewalk and go flying off you skateboard and hit you head on the ground you will not hurt your head very bad. If you are riding your skateboard you might also think about wear hand guards. If you fall off your board while wearing the guards, you have a lower risk of breaking a finger. Even if you are good at skateboard still wear safety gear because accidents happen even to experienced people.
ride within your abilities and your safety
To lower the rate of getting injured while skateboard ride within your abilities. What I mean is If you have just started skateboarding don't try to do some very experienced trick such as the butter flips. Also remember while riding a skateboard, ride within your safety.
what I mean by this is don't ride down the middle of the rode while cars are driving by. Also when crossing a street don't skateboard across the street because if you trip and break your leg in the middle of the street, you are doomed.
what I mean by this is don't ride down the middle of the rode while cars are driving by. Also when crossing a street don't skateboard across the street because if you trip and break your leg in the middle of the street, you are doomed.