Seriously are people so stupid?

[ILLaViTaR]

No different from a cyclist doing it (which I agree neither of them should in freeway like roads) skateboards are even safer than bikes on the road though depending on who's piloting the thing of course. The only people who would know that are people who actually use them, as to the ignorantly responsible person they look insecure and dangerous. It's far easier to control a skateboard than a bike, and are far easier to balance, sure not at first but when talking in good/expert terms the hunk of a frame of a bike becomes a unresponsive burden with almost no recovery. all I'm saying is it's no more ridiculous than a bikes gonig down the tunnel (if he was visible that is) but because Bart Simpson does it, all the sheep start going frantic.

We've towed upside down tables with our cars surfing on them on hard rubbish back in the day. If that got on the news we'd be yet anoher example of an irresponsible generation, they'd have a heart attack when there's nothing irresponsible about it whatsoever.