"Stoeckle said the man faces charges for interfering with traffic safety and endangering motorists, and would lose his driver's license and face a 'substantial fine.'"
Interfering with traffic safety? He was keeping up with traffic just fine! Endagering motorists? How?!? The only person he was endagering was himself. And lose his drivers' license...is that punishment even relevant to what he did?
The attitude of the police - "We feel this man was endagering his life. Because of our feelings, let's find him and rob (fine) him."
Really, whose business is it?
Talk about a case of public officials not having anything useful to do and thus making a big deal about something they know nothing about.
So maybe give him a speeding ticket, 62 in a 50. But an "all points bulletin?" Give me a break.
Longboarding is a well established sport, this is clearly not some hairbrained antic. The guy is in complete control all the time, he obviously knows what he's doing. I've gone above 40MPH on a longboard before, it's a bit nervy, but you still have a lot of control, it's not some death defying stunt. I've seen videos of guys going 80.
And a single pebble wouldn't have changed the video much at all - those big longboard wheels will spit most small stuff right out. I've gone through a bunch of loose gravel on a steep hill before, no problem. And they handle very well too.
Interfering with traffic safety? He was keeping up with traffic just fine! Endagering motorists? How?!? The only person he was endagering was himself. And lose his drivers' license...is that punishment even relevant to what he did?
The attitude of the police - "We feel this man was endagering his life. Because of our feelings, let's find him and rob (fine) him."
Really, whose business is it?
Talk about a case of public officials not having anything useful to do and thus making a big deal about something they know nothing about.
So maybe give him a speeding ticket, 62 in a 50. But an "all points bulletin?" Give me a break.
Longboarding is a well established sport, this is clearly not some hairbrained antic. The guy is in complete control all the time, he obviously knows what he's doing. I've gone above 40MPH on a longboard before, it's a bit nervy, but you still have a lot of control, it's not some death defying stunt. I've seen videos of guys going 80.
And a single pebble wouldn't have changed the video much at all - those big longboard wheels will spit most small stuff right out. I've gone through a bunch of loose gravel on a steep hill before, no problem. And they handle very well too.