Skate and die? The safety performance of skateboard travel: A look at injury data, fatality data, and rider behavior

Conclusions Skateboard travelers, like pedestrians and bicyclists, are “vulnerable users” of the transportation system, with fatality rates per distance traveled several times greater than motor vehicle occupants, and with motor vehicle collisions a common factor. Behaviorally, skateboarders roll along at speeds slightly slower than bicyclists. Thus, skateboarding safety issues mirror bicycle safety issues, with some potential for skateboarder-pedestrian conflicts due to speed differentials, and skateboarder injury and fatality risk from exposure to motor vehicles.
Source: Journal of Transport and Health - Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research