Street skate

People occasionally use In-line skates, skateboards or other similar devices to tour around cities such as London and Paris. Such events are normally organized by a group of volunteers. For examples of such groups, see the web sites for the [http://www.lfns.co.uk/ London Friday Night Skate] and [http://www.pari-roller.com/ Pari Roller] .

Such events usually have at least several hundred participants, so to minimize disruption to other road users the events are usually operated in coordination with the Police and other relevant local authorities, such as bus operators. Therefore, the route must be decided in advance. Volunteer marshals help to control traffic at busy junctions. Their goals are to minimize disruption to all road users and to ensure the safety of the skaters.

These events are usually free to enter. Normally, the only requirement is that each individual skater can keep pace with the rest of the group and can turn and stop safely. Participants that don't meet these requirements are usually asked to leave the skate and encouraged to practice their skating skills for a few days and return to the next street skate event.

Individuals skate at their own risk and would be legally liable for any damage they might cause to other peoples' property.

Street skates are known to take place in the following cities:

Barcelona, Frankfurt, London, New York, Paris, San Francisco.

ee also

* Suicide skate