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Why don't skaters wear helmets?
I am not a skater, but sometimes I watch skateboard videos on Youtube just to watch the flashy stunts. But, I notice that most street skaters do NOT wear protective gear, be it a helmet or pads or whatever. Why is this? I mean, the tricks and stuff they do are cool and all, but when it doesn't turn out the way they want it to, the results can be pretty disastrous. I have seen injuries that can even be fatal. So, I've always wondered, why don't these skaters wear protective gear? I feel bad for them when they wipe out and injure the bodies that their parents have put so much effort into caring for and protecting. I know that skating is all about taking risks and stuff, but is it really worth it? IF I was a skater, I would cover myself in every possible protective gear possible, but that's just me. Better safe than sorry right? If you are a skater, please enlighten me on this. Once again, I am not a skater nor do I know anything about the world of skating, just a curious mind.
I know that wearing helmets isn't part of that skater "image", and it might look uncool or lame, but are the injuries really worth that image?
4 Answers
- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
It's because they think it's for wussies, when in all actuality it is smart to wear one. A helmet can be the difference between life and death.
- 7 years ago
Well, It all comes back to peer interaction. I mean, it is not part of the skater image. At the skatepark here in my town, you can only wear a helmet if you are really good. If youre an amatuer wearing a helmet, youre going to be the weird kid. People will cut you off, make jokes, and maybe if youre in a sketchier town steal your stuff. On top of that, if you know how to fall and have practiced various falls, its pretty easy to, at the very least, sacrifice some other part of your body into the ground aside from your head. So in the end, it comes down to a choice between an extra layer of protection between you and a head injury along with way more peer judgement than youd expect, or simply trusting your reflexes and not wearing a helmet for the sake of being able to skate peacefully. Reality is a ***** like that. However, for pros it is all about the image. Skate companies pay a skater as much for his image as for his skating, and wearing a helmet is a huge degrading factor for the image of a pro street skater, especially when its such a taboo in the culture. So basically, wearing a helmet for street skating is kissing the idea of a sponsorship by a major company goodbye.
- lestermountLv 78 years ago
Wearing a helmet is to protect the wearer from brain damage, and obviously these people don't have any common sense, or at least their brain function is not normal.
