Tourist injured by skateboarder

The Australian: Tourist injured by skateboarder :

"The Norwegian couple returned to their hotel, but she was later taken to hospital and underwent surgery for a head injury before being admitted to the intensive care ward."

This is sad. The skateboarder had actually stopped to see if the woman was okay and at the time, she appeared to be all right. Skateboarders in city areas are not a good idea, but the skateboard itself is probably a good way to negotiate city areas because it does not put out fumes and keeps people fit. But a fit skateboarder slamming into an older person would harm them. I thought they weren't supposed to go on pavements. They need to be in bike lanes or something. Unfortunately, young people love their skateboards and put a lot of time into them but have few places to use them and I guess they get frustrated and then do stupid things like go too fast in busy areas. On North Terrace, in Adelaide there is a skate park which you see as you come into the city by train. It's nearly always busy and it's a good spot because it's near the trains and on North Terrace which is busy. So there is a life about it but the kids can make noise and it's not a problem. We have other skate parks in those sorts of areas too and they are trying to get one down south, which the kids really need. The recipe is an area which is busy but is not used especially by pedestrians and by its nature, makes a lot of noise. The skateboarders are then absorbed into the hubbub. North Terrace and the other parks I have seen are in full view too and that is a good thing. The kids are not hidden away. It creates interest and a better understanding of the sport because people can see how clever some of these kids are. Skating in the Rocks, though, was not one of that particular young man's better ideas. Since he stopped to see if she was okay, he will probably go to the police. I hope so.