European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                R1 fear Frankfurt a r1 was built and opened to j base officials to reduce lib on streets and sidewalks said safety of Licals Don t he skaters have been hurl sties Are compiled Only on Ijan base workers. Led skateboarding activity led military and local German Sling skateboard regulations boarding in the streets and damaging properly. M Brotzman. Operations in Provost marshal s of lace res about skateboarders in a nuisance and some minor kids running into cars with Iid i actually saw it from my a kids grabbing on the Back ise the Back of a bus. They Down the Streel a couple Raar Ders Are Welt aware of the when the crackdown couple months ago a teen Tetter to the Mainz Soldier Lily newspaper asking Lor place to shale of the mayors of their housing r liked to Community of Licals letting on the subject oct. 8,Malily of life. Coordinator for look personnel and is. As a result two areas have skateboarders and bicyclists Hall court in the Marlin housing area and an Asphall m housing area built by a but they think it s a Little bit of the basketball court Janned trips o tropical he x facility near Mannheim. P measures Are working Lor lids Are staying of of the Fiey were they know where to each military Community id r skateboarding but that will Olhs. Usa eur. Spokeswoman sgt. Elayne Venema said a Usa eur pamphlet scheduled for distribution in he Spring contains a Section on skateboard safely. In Darmstadt and Frankfurt there Are no directives on skateboarding because there Haven t been any problems Community spokeswoman said. However Francine Santord of the Darmstadt Community said the youth activities stall is looking at Rhein main and Baum older s skateboarding facilities As they consider building their own one problem they see both facilities have outdoor ramps and the Wood warps in bad weather. Factors Hal make skateboard Parks unlikely in most communities include insurance costs safety considerations and Lack of staff members to watch the skaters. Lull Lime. Dan lord said some kids in Darmstadt have taken to building their own ramps. Maps have been asking the skateboarders to Lake the ramps Down or move them when they Are a Hazard to properly or people and have taken some Down themselves. Skateboarders in the Uhle born housing area in Mainz have also erected a ramp on the premises to mole s dismay. We re trying to keep ii trom happening so Heydon l gel Hurt she bake. In England an unusual mix of people pitched in to give skateboarders and Bax bicyclists a place to ride. The result a skate Park on Raf Lakenheath built by the us. Ramp and Street Lylers dads moms of friary civil engineers and of hrs. Kids from at least six bases in England have used the Park. Mary Lynn Malone one of the parents behind the Park said even the kids who use the Lac Lily got actively involved in its construction we wanted he kids o do this in a responsible and Safe Way she said. You just would not believe How hard these kids have worked on his  of those who is enjoying late Park is 13 year old Brandon Couturier who has Little but skateboarding on his mind. Everybody thinks. We just Leash things but we Don the said. We re nol heavy Mel Allers either.". Gone Are the Days when the eighth grader and his friends would Dodge the Security police hiding under cars and behind  it Potter Daw Deil ennui Buthod Roott if Cyl 3 teens As  i violation of the City s 31 boarding ordinance. The boys a were handcuffed and taken i Ihen later released to their to protect these kids from lies now retired ass Island cow. Wade said at the Lime in. Reckless skateboarders �250 under a 19s5 ordinance to skateboarding injuries were emergency rooms about. Ier caused by bicycle 19 to the . Consumer jmmission.,. Eckless riders in Rosman february passed a Law ave a Driver s License or be ended adult. Ivet the roads said Lois. Of Clinton m.j., where a skate Karl by the skating death of a Arrles a $50 Fine. Kids consider themselves fairly Tell that to the Little old lady. I reel Wilh someone coming. T prompted Santa Cruz in the largest manufacturers  Traci world gazing to give out hundreds of Jer slickers with the message not a  just does t receive the social acceptance says Carl West associate editor of trans Arld. Based in Escondido Calil. For a Long time skateboarding was associated with Punk Rock ii was  a statement than a sport. Not so now. A recent revival in interest has made skateboarding a multimillion Dollar Industry with shopping mall fashion shows and esp coverage for Competition that earns winners thousands of dollars and lucrative professional  Bob Denike production manager for Santa Cruz estimates she Soquet  company and two Large competitors vision and. Powell Peralta pull in $150 million a Yea Between them just Lor Skale hardware. Boards Cost an average of $100. If you re a Young kid you buy a Bike and you buy a skateboard. It s part of your life he said. Since skateboarding evolved in the 1960s,As an alternative  when the Waves were Plaul has developed its own culture. Skateboarders have their own vocabulary words like lame uncool Poser a kid who pretends to be a Good skater but in t and Ollie a trick that involves popping the Board up in the air a bearing Down on the Tail ". The clothing also is a skateboarder s own hug hop sneakers Long colourful shorts a -. Emblazoned oversized to shirts. Shirt graphics Send toward the bizarre freaked out rippers with zapped hairdos and bugged eyes one to Shirl advises think fast. Skate fast and Don t look Back.". ,. Skateboarders say he Sporl is popular. Because it allows them to develop skills at their own Pace without letting Down a team the Sears of skateboarding by Barbara Metzler associated press or each impressive skateboard move there is probably an equally impressive scar. Las year 91,644 injuries were treated in Hospital emergency rooms As the result of accidents involving skateboards Ghoul one sixth the number caused by bicycle mishaps according to the . Con sums products safely commission. The number rises As the Sporl s popularity increases although Industry spokesmen like Bob Denike by Santa Cruz skateboards say pads and other Stoly equipment Are improving. The late Fred Astaire at age to reportedly jell and broke his Arm while mane vering a Board to impress his grandchildren. Inns drummer Jon Farriss had to cancel the australian Rock group s. European tour this summer after a skateboard spill aggravated his erthrjtis., a v. Argielo Rocky Krakoff who played Sylvester Stallone s son in the film Rocky  needed surgery or injuries suffered when i by a car while skating in los Angeles 1 we Veall had our  accidents bul in s world  says Brian Kahn. A trickle faced 14 year old i pm flip Carside not if like your Loolah is on the ground and your eyeballs Ere Over there to learn How to  some Are less fortunate in Santa Rosa in february 16-year old Daniel Vargas Tell Oil his Board As he was travelling o the Hospital to see a Friend who had damaged his liver in a skateboard Accident Vargas was in a coma Lour Days and required brain surgery. It was just a struggle to give him the will to  his Mother said. In the hospitals month and rehabilitation another month Vargas missed the res of the school year the at gust Issue of the Magazine trans would contains a Eulogy of sorts Lor Reece Ramirez a if year old Sierra Madre boy who was struck by a vehicle while skateboarding with a Friend in january. When the Riend went to get help. Reece apparently was struck a second time the account said. He died the next Day. While we Are skating and having fun he will to watching Over us to make sure we Don t have another tragic  As what happened to one of my Best friends wrote Chris Turebio irnbers5,1988. The stars and stripes Page 15