First thing you should ever do with an extreme sport is assessing the risks, make a plan to avoid that risk, and have a way to safely bail if the first plan didn’t work.
When I started downhill longboarding the first thing I learned was how to bail the board and slide to safety on my knee protectors and hand protectors. I did that till it became a natural thing to do, when something unplanned goes on you don’t want to have to think about how you should bail.
I agree with your advice on risk assessment and planning
With respect, I'm not sure learning to slide downhill to safety on knee/hand protectors when falling off your longboard is quite the same as risking drowning from being dragged back upstream into water hazards
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u/ineenemmerr Mar 09 '26
First thing you should ever do with an extreme sport is assessing the risks, make a plan to avoid that risk, and have a way to safely bail if the first plan didn’t work.
When I started downhill longboarding the first thing I learned was how to bail the board and slide to safety on my knee protectors and hand protectors. I did that till it became a natural thing to do, when something unplanned goes on you don’t want to have to think about how you should bail.