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Invented in the early 1970's skateboarding became a way to practice surfing in the off-season. From there it only progressed to become what it is today.
Invented in the early 1970's skateboarding became a way to practice surfing in the off-season. From there it only progressed to become what it is today.
In 1998, the New York Times reported that skateboarding was "the fastest-growing sports in America."<ref>"New England Tries to Adapt to Sound of Skateboards," ''The New York Times,'' October 18, 1998, p. 33</ref>
==Skateboards and the public==
[[image:5858 everything-prohibited.jpg|thumb|right|180px|An all-too-typical sign from a town determined to protect its citizens from the evils of... frisbees?]]
[[image:5858 everything-prohibited.jpg|thumb|right|180px|An all-too-typical sign from a town determined to protect its citizens from the evils of... frisbees?]]
Skateboarding is usually regulated by local ordinances; "the laws" governing skateboarding vary from town to town.
Skateboarding is usually regulated by local ordinances; "the laws" governing skateboarding vary from town to town.
The first mention of the word "skateboard" in ''The New York Times'' is a 1965 story, "Montclair Official Plans an Ordinance to Ban Skateboards"<ref>"Montclair Official Plans an Ordinance to Ban Skateboards", The New York Times, April 29, 1965, p. 37</ref> calling it "the latest juvenile fad on wheels" and quoting an official as saying "These devices are most dangerous... because of their speed on inclines and the difficulty in controlling them."
The first mention of the word "skateboard" in ''The New York Times'' is a 1965 story, "Montclair Official Plans an Ordinance to Ban Skateboards"<ref>"Montclair Official Plans an Ordinance to Ban Skateboards", The New York Times, April 29, 1965, p. 37</ref> calling it "the latest juvenile fad on wheels" and quoting an official as saying "These devices are most dangerous... because of their speed on inclines and the difficulty in controlling them."
==Safety==
==Safety==