Scene I saw on my way home last night around 10, downtown. Three younger guys, probably around 20, are crossing 2nd street. Instead of using the ramp to get on the sidewalk, they decide they want to be cool and ollie over the curb as high as they can. The first two do it easily, but the third, somewhat less confident, clips his back wheel on the curb as he attempts to clear it, causing him to lose control. As he attempts to regain his footing, he comes about a foot from plowing full speed into an older couple walking down the sidewalk.
There really needs to be some sort of crackdown on that. That'd help keep the injury stats low.
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