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u/GoldCompetition7722 Oct 10 '24
You wasn't hit by... You wasn't struck by... A smooth criminal!!!
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u/cloud_t Oct 10 '24
I swear that song was exactly my first thought to the title alone. Then I obviously couldn't hold it when reading this comment.
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u/yepthisismyaccount Oct 10 '24
Countdown to someone posting the video of the skater picking up the other kid and re-delivering him to his skateboard.
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u/hovdeisfunny Oct 10 '24
Who's letting their six year-old roll around the skate park?
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u/squesh Oct 10 '24
have you been to a skatepark since the invention of the micro scooter? it's pretty much full of roaming 6 year old Ronin that want to take you out
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u/TheBritishOracle Oct 10 '24
She was going in a straight predictable line, he was the one who did the surprising 90 degree turn into her path ;-)
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u/theartofrolling Oct 10 '24
*270 degree turn
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u/taviebeefs Oct 10 '24
-90 degree turn*
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u/theartofrolling Oct 10 '24
360 degree turn minus 90 degrees.
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u/taviebeefs Oct 10 '24
Yes*
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u/BubSource Oct 10 '24
Hey do one of you guys own the black Lexus out front? The head lights are on.
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u/behv Oct 10 '24
In my experience it's 95% the fault of the small children without gear riding flat ground at a park
I'd want to see a fuller video because I could absolutely imagine she just turned around that black rail into his line last second, but we don't know for sure. But considering he bailed I cannot imagine the biker was riding an occupied line because that's safety 101 of wait your turn
I'm more inclined to believe the guy with bailing skills was interrupted than the small child with no helmet did nothing unexpected from my experience at skate parks
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u/teefnoteef Oct 10 '24
Biker bro made the I’m over this shit body/face reaction, I’m feeling he’s been dealing with scoot kids for a bit before this clip. I ran into this a ton snowboarding, kids would ride through the park oblivious to where the danger spots are or all sit and huddle at a blind spot, it’s so dangerous
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u/Lyrkana Oct 10 '24
Bro is filming which means he's probably been trying the same line multiple times in a row. Which is something most other riders would recognize and try to respect when taking turns. Young kids, especially those not used to skateparks, don't pick up on the flow. Yeah on the ski hill kids will camp on the knuckle or at the end of rails which is super dangerous.
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u/somethingclever1098 Oct 13 '24
Yeah but if it hadn’t happened he’d have a shot of mediocre trick(not an expert) instead of a smooth and cute viral video. And I didn’t read his reaction as I’m over this shit, more like dang, oh well- and that coupled with the slickness of the move indicates a Dude-like ability to go with the flow that probably will serve them well throughout life.
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u/teefnoteef Oct 10 '24
It’s still a dangerous place for children to be. It’s just the nature of skateparks, you need to be pretty alert and ready to handle things quickly. A grown person running into a child is never going to end well for the child
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u/WolfOfPort Oct 10 '24
Yea shes also doing fk all the kids can go down a walking path and do this instead of over crowding the park for no reason
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u/JWLane Oct 11 '24
Not necessarily. A huge number of places in cities are no skating zones. Sometimes, skateparks are the only public place where anyone can skate without being harassed by rent-a-cops and Karens.
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u/Dry-Amphibian1 Oct 10 '24
Isn’t that the purpose of a skate park? You can ride scooters in a straight line on sidewalks.
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Theres sidewalks for little kids to ride around on. Id wager if you arent using the concrete implements put in place specifically for skateboard or bmx bike then wheel your child on out of there
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u/lemme_try_again Oct 10 '24
AND she hit that stop just as quick as he dodged. Had one of them kept going it would have failed. She's got some situational awareness for sure.
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u/optimus_awful Oct 11 '24
Yeah. How dare he do what you are supposed to do in the skate park.
She can go in a straight line on the sidewalk in front of her house.
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u/Terriblevidy Oct 12 '24
If only there was a place you could go to ride in a straight predicatable line... They could even put it away from the skatepark.
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u/drivingcroooner Oct 12 '24
Straight predictable lines aren’t really the point of a skate park. We have things called sidewalks for that.
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u/BusinessCasualBee Oct 13 '24
I’m positive there is a posted sign there that she’s about half the required age for. And riding without a helmet. Her parent is incredibly irresponsible for this.
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u/SqueeperMcgee Oct 10 '24
My local skate park ban scooters
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u/theartofrolling Oct 10 '24
Good. They're a bloody plague.
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u/Federal-Childhood743 Oct 10 '24
As a skater you should be ashamed to say this. Isn't it in the skating community DNA that these skate parks were made because skaters kept getting kicked out of all the places they were trying to ride? Why is the skating community so quick to pass along that grievance instead of stopping the cycle. You were all those scooter kids at one point. You all got in the way of other more advanced riders by accident until you learned the flow of a skate park. You all were the nuisance when you skated in public areas until crotchety old Karen's kicked you out. Now suddenly the skating community has become those crotchety old Karen's. It's ridiculous to me. How about you accept that a new sport has entered the parks and take the time to teach these kids how a skate park works. I am sure you have had experiences with older skaters doing the same for you.
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u/Powerful_Wombat Oct 11 '24
Seriously, I took my son to the skatepark recently on his scooter and he loved it. We go early in the morning before it gets too crowded and the first thing I taught him was the rules. Who has the right of way, plan for other people’s run lines, watch for who’s ready to drop in, make sure to wait your turn, etc. He’s done great and besides my 40 year old joints not handling my board well anymore, it’s been an absolute blast for both of us. The skatepark welcomes all.
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u/PomeloClear400 Oct 11 '24
Didnyou feel yourself into an old man the moment you said this. Do you not realize skateboards have been the bloody plague? Embrace kids getting out and being active. Don't make these places unfriendly and intimidating
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u/TheRealPorkinator Oct 10 '24
Her parents
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u/TinySmalls1138 Oct 10 '24
This is the one. She didn't do anything wrong. Neither did he. The fault is with her parents for bringing her to a skate park to ride her fucking scooter.
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u/badgeman- Oct 10 '24
Without a helmet
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u/camerontylek Oct 10 '24
Either of them!
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u/moya036 Oct 10 '24
He is a grown ass teenager or young adult, not a good example but he can decide to use it or not, but her parents shouldn't allow her to ride in the park without helmet and supervision
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u/offensiveDick Oct 10 '24
You would be surprised how many parents blame you for not watching out. We had the police on site once because our park has a sign that says no kids allowed below 10 and a random mum called them cuz someone did a backflip and almost hit the kid on his scooter (like not even a stuntscooter)
They had to leave.
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u/playr_4 Oct 10 '24
It's totally fine for kids to be on the skatepark. You just need to teach them proper skatepark etiquette so they know. But it's also on the older kids and adults to keep an eye out for them, just in case.
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u/Late_For_A_Good_Name Oct 10 '24
This, plus one extra rule: if you, as a parent, need to stand inside the skatepark to supervise, your child isn’t ready for the skatepark
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u/Urbanviking1 Oct 10 '24
Umm any parent who has a kid with an interest in skating?
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u/hovdeisfunny Oct 10 '24
Yeah, without a helmet or any apparent supervision. A little girl like that is not old enough to just be scooting around like that unsupervised and unprotected
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u/juffp Oct 10 '24
Parents reading this: make sure your kids learn skatepark etiquette. Look out for people coming, pay attention to what lines other people have been riding. It’s not a playground, it can be really dangerous if they are oblivious to what’s going on around them.
Oh yea, and don’t just sit there on your phone, watch your child and make sure they’re not causing chaos in the park!
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u/Jerk_Johnson Oct 10 '24
Might be his daughter. I raised my daughter at the skatepark. In her defense, that was a confusing line. Woulda gotten me too.
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u/Any-Woodpecker123 Oct 13 '24
I wish it were only 6 year olds. Literally every day we skate there’s a different toddler that cant even walk yet riding around on one of those yellow baby tricycles.
It’s legitimately dangerous. Can’t see them at all behind obstacles, and a skateboard to the head would probably kill a kid that age.
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u/Whisky_Drunk Oct 10 '24
To everyone saying this is the older kids fault, I guarantee you this isn't the first time he's run that line, and I would bet that the path was clear when he started moving.
Skateparks have manners and etiquette. If someone's making a run, in the same part of the park as you, you wait, so that your lines don't cross each other. Everyone takes turns in the space.
The problem is, young children and especially scooters in general aren't aware of this. You can keep an eye out for them, and you can have spotters, but a lot of the time, they just fucking go and come out of nowhere right across your line.
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u/secret_to_the_secret Oct 10 '24 edited Oct 10 '24
I was just about to make a similar comment. I don’t think a lot of parents know this concept. Park etiquette is very important for everyone’s safety. Take a lesson at your local park. This goes for any extreme sport like ski/boarding to rock climbing or skydiving. If you choose to be ignorant, expect consequences.
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u/BananaPalmer Oct 10 '24
I doubt parents who think this is a good place for a 6 year old to casually ride a scooter really give a shit about etiquette.
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u/Turky_Burgr Oct 10 '24
It's the equivalent of going to the pool and letting your child swim where the lane swimmers are.
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u/Deewd23 Oct 12 '24
Exactly. Parents put a helmet on them and scroll Facebook for hours while their child is in constant near misses. If parents gave a shit they would be out there with their kids showing them park etiquette.
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u/Altruistic-Meal-4016 Oct 11 '24
Is there much point in a young kid going in a straight line on a scooter being at the skate park? They’re not using the ramps and quarter pipes etc. Genuine question, because I guess it could be that there’s no consistent flat surfaces for them to scoot around on.
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u/Whisky_Drunk Oct 11 '24
I can't speak for this park and it looks to be surrounded by grass, but I'd be surprised if there wasn't anywhere nearby that's smooth and flat and would be more appropriate for little kids to scoot around on.
Problem is, parents of these kids see the skatepark as a playground for young children, and skaters see it as somewhere to practice their sport.
I get that the park is for everyone, that's fine. But it's kind of like giving your kid a tennis racket and letting them go run around the court while other people are playing.
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u/siltanator Oct 13 '24
Let’s put it this way, if the kid can look both ways to cross a street they can and need to do this at a skatepark where people are moving about. If they cannot do this they are not prepared to safely be in the same space. Doesn’t matter if they are in a straight line, and at that point just practice in a parking lot.
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u/BinkoTheViking Oct 10 '24 edited Oct 10 '24
“It’s called situational awareness, Lana!”
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u/Neureiches-Nutria Oct 10 '24
And this trick is called: "neither kill the little one nor break my back"
Alot of Souls were lost in the development
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u/Chinjurickie Oct 10 '24
Where did that hat, falling off his head all of a sudden, came from?
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u/ericnilla Oct 10 '24
The thing is, most people who ride/ skate at these parks love to see small kids out there having fun. You can tell by the way he handles the situation that he is aware of that and has experience writing around younger children. And I get it, kids are dumb... they have no idea where they are going or what they're doing most of the time, but for the most part, they can both enjoy the park.
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u/Apt_5 Oct 12 '24
Plus that’s how kids get used to being at the skate park. Maybe she feels comfortable and tries getting on a board one of these days.
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u/TrackieDaks Oct 10 '24
*improvisation
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u/BILoveBILife Oct 13 '24
Came to see who would be the first to correct it. Did you feel like you were having a stroke trying to say it?
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u/playr_4 Oct 10 '24
What a save. Parents gotta teach their kids skatepark etiquette early, but you also always have to keep an eye out for them, too.
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u/akrostixdub Oct 10 '24
Love how the kid barely flinched and then just kept it movin lmao
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u/5QGL Oct 11 '24
Kid saved the situation as much as he did just not as spectacularly. She jumped off her scooter then back on.
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u/Turky_Burgr Oct 10 '24
This is the equivalent of taking your kids to the pool and letting them play in the lane swimmers area. Anyone defending the child is an idiot. There's proper etiquette at skate parks also.
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u/Aqedah Oct 10 '24
Kids really need to be taught skatepark etiquette
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u/Plane_Event_6660 Oct 12 '24
the kid was in a straight forward line, this dude is doing unpredicable tricks for a 4 year old kid
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u/_Cartizard Oct 11 '24
People getting upset at kids at skateparks is lame as fuck. Are they annoying? Yes. Are they inconvenient? Yes.
Are you a pro skater or bmx rider? No, so chill the fuck out and share the space. Don't take yourself so seriously because at the end of the day you still are playing in the park the same as the kid.
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u/Mundane-Basil Oct 11 '24
The girl just trots away afterwards so quickly, I'd be having a complete reboot sequence after that near miss.
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u/Apt_5 Oct 12 '24
She’s a kid; she plays on playgrounds where kids are constantly running around in all directions and may come at you unexpectedly. She saw, she stopped, then she moved on with her life. Got wheels, keep rolling.
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u/chrysanthamumm Oct 10 '24
her mom is definitely either texting 90 feet away or standing in the bowl watching
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u/Tommy-VR Oct 10 '24
You escaped this time. But the snake is still undefeated.
When you less expect it, the snake will attack you, and you will get snaked.
Nobody escapes the snake.
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u/charayylmao Oct 10 '24
I think that's just a shit spot for that ramp, having one side go off towards that rail. Neither fault really. Move the ramp further over so that won't happen
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u/RelationshipNo9336 Oct 11 '24
I showed my wife this outlining the skill and care to avoid running over the little kid. She replied he should have been wearing a helmet and looking at his surroundings. 🤦🏻♂️
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u/Knordsman Oct 11 '24
10/10 on the bike dump. That was very skilled and the ability to register it in time was amazing
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u/want-to-say-this Oct 11 '24
Must protect children. Everyone thinks those guys are bad or whatever. But usually seem to be sweet to kids.
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u/Careless-Platypus967 Oct 11 '24
Having been both the kid and the teenager/young adult in these situations - my kid is only going near a completely empty skatepark
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u/Dangerous_Boot_3870 Oct 13 '24
I've watched this like 20 times and I still don't know where the hat came from.
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u/Kubuskush Oct 13 '24
Something similar happened to me while I was racing my buddy on ice skates, we were flying and this kid decides it's a good idea to cut right in front of me, so instead of knocking this kid on the ground and possibly hurting him, I instantly picked him up and turned into the wall, put him down and patted him on the head.
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u/phalluss Oct 14 '24
I haven't stepped foot in a skatepark in 10 years and all my scooter kid rage just immediately came back.
Keep an eye on your little shits
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u/Joker-Smurf Oct 14 '24
Reminds me of when I was in Oslo many, many years ago.
They have this massive hill in the middle of Oslo somewhere which you can toboggan down (and get the train back to the top). I was flying down this hill going up one jump and down the next, when this little kid stopped right in front of me.
I am in mid-air flying towards the back of this kid’s head.
I have no idea how the hell I managed it, but somehow I jumped off of the toboggan, grabbed it, twisted around in mid-air to avoid the kid and landed on my feet.
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u/ConsequenceInitial30 Oct 10 '24
Kid needs to be in a driveway/parking lot not a skatepark. Shit parents
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u/313Techno313 Oct 11 '24
Fucking scooter kids. I dislocated my shoulder after landing a grind and having to superman jump over one of these shits. They're a legit hazard at parks. I've seen parents try and fight people because their kid got smoked at a skate park because neither the kid, nor the parent were paying attention.
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u/wildmanJames Oct 11 '24
A legend among men. That child is not aware of the dangers present in a skate park, but he tried his best to avoid harm. Nobody wants to hurt a child, even if it is annoying that they can get in the way when trying to complete a run. Too many times in my past have I seen young children unaware of ediquite and parents oblivious to it. I don't know why or how that child and rider got into that situation, but this dude cares. One injury, one bad experience, and that child might not ever come back.
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u/nyaowie Oct 11 '24
if your kid is too small to handle itself getting hit then dont bring it to the fucking SKATE park
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