<story><title>Tony Hawk on his skateboarding legacy</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/may/24/tony-hawk-skateboarding-legacy-interview</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>honkycat</author><text>I like skateboarding a lot, watch a lot of videos on youtube. I admire Tony Hawk because you NEVER see him without his helmet.&lt;p&gt;But I watch other skate videos, and people will forego their helmets. i watched one taking place in New York City where a dude was jumping down a flight of stairs, crashed, and slammed his noggin on the ground, out cold. And then he took a break, went back to it, and landed the trick.&lt;p&gt;And everyone was cheering him on and acting like he was a hero for recovering. It was like watching a cult. I think he is a fucking idiot! If he was wearing a helmet there would not have BEEN an injury. Wear a helmet and you won&amp;#x27;t get a concussion!&lt;p&gt;If you are a professional skater who chooses not to wear a helmet and encourages that culture, how many people have to get hurt before you consider it a worthy topic of discussion?&lt;p&gt;The solution here: Thrasher, Berrics, etc. refuse to show videos of photos with people performing without a helmet. That would clean it up overnight.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>atoav</author><text>Oh boy you are gonna love Andy Anderson. Check out his Powell video. He is incredibly creative in his skating and you will never see him without his helmet.&lt;p&gt;Howevee as a skater myself I would rather wear a helmet on my bicycle than on my skateboard. I skate mostly flat and do things that I can more or less control. I didn&amp;#x27;t git my head in 12+ years of akating &lt;i&gt;once&lt;/i&gt; and I am not planning to start now.&lt;p&gt;If I would try crazier things, skate bowls or vert ramps I&amp;#x27;d definitely reconsider : )</text></comment>
<story><title>Tony Hawk on his skateboarding legacy</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/may/24/tony-hawk-skateboarding-legacy-interview</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>honkycat</author><text>I like skateboarding a lot, watch a lot of videos on youtube. I admire Tony Hawk because you NEVER see him without his helmet.&lt;p&gt;But I watch other skate videos, and people will forego their helmets. i watched one taking place in New York City where a dude was jumping down a flight of stairs, crashed, and slammed his noggin on the ground, out cold. And then he took a break, went back to it, and landed the trick.&lt;p&gt;And everyone was cheering him on and acting like he was a hero for recovering. It was like watching a cult. I think he is a fucking idiot! If he was wearing a helmet there would not have BEEN an injury. Wear a helmet and you won&amp;#x27;t get a concussion!&lt;p&gt;If you are a professional skater who chooses not to wear a helmet and encourages that culture, how many people have to get hurt before you consider it a worthy topic of discussion?&lt;p&gt;The solution here: Thrasher, Berrics, etc. refuse to show videos of photos with people performing without a helmet. That would clean it up overnight.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>CarVac</author><text>Reminds me of the &amp;quot;I Love Helmets&amp;quot; video which is a positive example.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;youtu.be&amp;#x2F;b9yL5usLFgY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;youtu.be&amp;#x2F;b9yL5usLFgY&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>