So on saturday I was riding with a couple guys..at one point near the end of the day we were skitching back to the cars. I was wearing my full face, elbow pads, knee pads, and sliding gloves. I dont really remember the crash, but they said it was only around 30km/h...or less than 20mph. I bailed, went face first into a curb, landing chin first, so the fullface offered no protection for my jaw. I remember lying on the side of the road in the worst pain i have ever felt, wishing I was dead it hurt so much. I ended up with a split open chin which needed stictching, a concussion, lost 2 teeth and got some road rash.
Only after x ray did i find out that my jaw was fractured. So here I sit for 3 weeks with my jaw wired shut, and for another 3 weeks after that with elastics on.
Bottom line...skitching is just not worth it. Its far too likely to go face first into the pavement.
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Thank you for posting your experience. There have been several deaths over recent years and I personally know a person who was seriously injured while skitching.
As the others have said, Thanks for posting this. Also, i hope you feel better and heal up fast. Thats a sucky situation. I know that chin/mouth pains and injuries can really be the killers for amount of annoying-ness, but as i said, hope you're feeling better soon.
^^^^^ I agree for the most part, but it does have a different feel than reg DH which can catch may people who are new to it off-guard. Just be smart, wear gear, and stay within your limits.
Well, the moral of the story I think is:
"You never know when, why, or how, so be prepared"
And head injuries are no joke-
I was sitting on the hood of a car once, someone backed out into the street to be funny, and as they turned, I lost my balance and fell off the hood onto the ground.
But (I don't remember specifically), I must have pitched funny, and my head hit the ground hard.
Not a long distance down, not a lot of speed.
But I ended up in the hospital for 7 days-
Fractured skull, torn connections at my spinal cord, left side of my upper body paralized for 4 days (thank god that connection reestablished itself!!), and to this day I no longer have any sense of smell.
And it could have been worse, obviously.
That's what a low-speed, no-helmet crash could do to you.
Protect yo head!
i actually got a ticket for skitching before. My friend was pulling me down a dead end street and somehow a cop saw us and pulled us over. I got away with 8 hours of community service while he had to go to court and got two points on his license and a fatty ticket. Def. not worth it.
i have to say that this is like what i tell people about most stuff.
You shouldnt skateboard,
you shouldnt downhill skateboard,
you definitly shouldn't skich
but i do, and will.. its all very dangerouse, and there is a lot of risk.. but thats why we do it.
sorry about the wreck man, i hope you have a speedy recovery, thats got to be rough. good luck, and i hope this doesnt scare you too much from continuing skating when you recover.
PLEASE...dont skitch...its not worth it
