TOP “TEN” REASONS FOR WEARING YOUR BRAIN BUCKET WHILE SKATING
20. SKATE THE COAST IS BUILDING A NEW SKATEPARK! WE WANT YOU THERE WHEN IT COMES TIME TO SKATE IT!
19. HEADACHES SUCK!
18. “EEEEW! BLOOD IN YOUR HAIR……GROSS!”
17. HELMETS DON’T MAKE YOU LOOK DUMB. THEY MAKE YOU LOOK SMART.
16. DROOLING DUDE! NOT COOL.
15. HELMETS REDUCE THE RISK OF HEAD INJURY BY 85 PERCENT AND OF BRAIN INJURY BY 88 PERCENT
14. BRAIN INJURY DUE TO ACCIDENTS IN EXTREME SPORTS IS NOW THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AND PERMANENT DISABILITY TO MALES UNDER THE AGE OF 35. (CHANCES ARE, THAT’S YOU!)
13. SEIZURES SUCK!
12. HELMETS ARE MUCH CHEAPER THAN A TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL! THEY COST ONLY AROUND $30 AND YOU CAN PUT STICKERS ON THEM! (IN THE HOSPITAL THEY PUT STICKERS ON YOU!)
11. YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HARD PAVEMENT IS UNTIL YOUR HEAD REALLY HITS IT.
10. STRAWS ARE COOL. FEEDING TUBES SUCK!
9. YOU WILL CRASH EVENTUALLY.
8. CONCUSSIONS OCCUR EVEN IF THE SKATER DOESN’T LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS AND IN FACT, THEY ARE THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF BRAIN INJURY SUSTAINED IN SPORTS.
7. FALLS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF TBI (TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY)
6. A TBI INCREASES YOUR RISK FOR CONDITIONS SUCH AS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, PARKINSON'S DISEASE , AND OTHER BRAIN DISORDERS THAT BECOME MORE PREVALENT WITH AGE.
5. “SORRY, I CAN’T MAKE IT TO LUNCH TODAY. I HAVE TO SEE MY NEUROSURGEON THIS AFTERNOON…”
4. A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO TASTE.
3. IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.
2. SKATEBOARDS! NOW COMPLETE WITH FRONT AND SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS. Umm, I don’t think so.
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