Word on the street is that the Durham Skate Park will not be requiring helmets OR pads!!
I was at Ujamaa Boardhouse in Downtown Durham on Saturday. The owner (sorry, forgot his name) told me that the city will not be requiring helmets or pads. It seems like he has been pretty involved in the process considering his brother is married to the mayor’s daughter (or something like that). So I believe him.
If you don’t believe him, go here and sign the petition.
This is good news for everybody except dead beat parents. Parents need to be responsible for their children wearing helmets and pads, NOT the city of Durham. They also need to be responsible for raising kids that are not wusses. So suck on that. Its not that I’m opposed to wearing a helmet and pads… in fact, it’s a really good idea to wear them. But I don’t need the city of Durham to force them on me.
On another note. The owner of Ujamaa is super nice. All of you should definitely pay him a visit when you are downtown next time. They’re at 111 W. Parrish St.
So, how are they going to keep Bikers out? That is a must for a park like this. Any news about a fence/Turnstile?
not to burst your bubble but that helmet and pad law is a STATE law, the city of durham doesn’t really have any right to change that.
i think its great if they can get by without it, i think its a personal decision whether or not to pad up, but don’t be surprised if the state pulls rank and requires them, just like the raleigh park it may be a situation where its enforced off the bat and then they let it slide, we haven’t seen a pad nanny in a long time and i think thats great.
i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again if folks really want parks to be pad free they need to talk with their state representatives. the individual cities really have no pull on this.
there are other parks without helmets so go bother them
32 year old wuss here that could take you any day…so suck on what now?
why are you so concerned about keeping bikers out buddy? you think the 3 people in durham who ride bmx are going to take up more space than the 300 of you skaters?
@Oakcity it’s not a state law that a skatepark require pads and a helmet, its a state law that if they require helmet and pads, they aren’t liable for injuries.
do some research on a subject before you profess to know something about it.
§ 99E‑23. Duties of operators of skateboard parks.
(a) No operator of a skateboard park shall permit any person to ride a skateboard therein, unless that person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads, and kneepads.
(b) For any facility owned or operated by a governmental entity that is designed and maintained for the purpose of recreational skateboard use, and that is not supervised on a regular basis, the requirements under subsection (a) of this section are satisfied when all of the following occur:
(1) The governmental entity adopted an ordinance requiring any person riding a skateboard at the facility to wear a helmet, elbow pads, and kneepads.
(2) Signs are posted at the facility affording reasonable notice that any person riding a skateboard in the facility must wear a helmet, elbow pads, and kneepads and that any person failing to do so will be subject to citation under the ordinance under subdivision (1) of this subsection. (2003‑334, s. 1.)
so bite me asshole.