R.I.P.stick

No doubt summer time is here already. Everyone had their own way of spending summer. From going to beaches and resort to enjoy the cooling water, camping and hiking, spending the whole month in provinces with their relatives or just simply staying at home and do everything.

We can notice a lot of students or children playing out in the streets, especially here at the metro. A common view in all the alleys and streets are children riding their ripsticks.  What is a ripstick? From Wikipedia it is described as “A caster board is a two-wheeled, human-propelled vehicle that is closely related to the skateboard and the snakeboard. Two narrow platforms known as “decks” are adjoined by a rubber or aluminum coated metal beam that houses a strong spring. Each truck has one wheel that is connected to the board in a way that each wheel can rotate independently, like the wheels on a shopping trolley. Both wheels are mounted on slants that measure around 30° in angle, facing away from the front of the board.”

So what is the problem with riding or playing it? Well as we may notice, most of the “ripstickers” (I call it XD) run along major roads in the metro. With the automobiles enjoying the semi-empty road, no wonder these ripstickers cheat death. Imagine a child (or even adult) riding a ripstick then suddenly a car zooms and hit him from behind. Death!

It may be fun to ride these but If you are playing with death nothing’s fun. So the solution ban these thing in major roads, it not a big issue if they play it at park or at safe alleys where no automobiles run by. Enjoying the summer time is fun, as long as you enjoy it safely.

Oh by the way, I might try to ride one someday.