We Don’t Own It
Police have a legal right and responsibility to maintain the flow of traffic. This includes the right
to order skaters off the street if they impede traffic. If a motorist has to alter their driving
pattern because of a skater, the skater is impeding traffic. Skaters rarely if ever need more
than one lane when traversing the streets. The safest place for a skater when sharing the road
with motorists is in a single lane and as far to the right as is safely possible.

The Lemming Effect
Skaters should always be aware that they are responsible for their own personal safety. Don’t
follow others blindly. Just because the skater in front of you crosses a street or intersection,
does not mean that it is always safe for you to follow them. Don’t believe that the person who
is in front of the group always knows where they are going. Each skater should attempt to
familiarize themselves with the different skater routes and locations, this information may be
needed in getting yourself back in case there is a need to leave the skate early.

Noise Pollution
As is true in most situations, what might be good in small doses can be harmful in large. The
calling of intersections by one or two skaters in situations of emergency is desirable and has
saved a few skaters "bacon". The calling of intersections by twenty skaters simultaneously is
disruptive, confusing, incoherent, and blatantly unsafe. Again every skater is individually
responsible for their own safety. Since night skating occurs so late in the evening, it is only fair
to maintain some courtesy of quietness in the neighborhoods that the skater may be rolling
through. Some people come down to skate the streets in what might be referred to as a "Zen"
or "Stealthy" state, and an obnoxious noise level may be disruptive to fellow skaters.

A collection of opinions from some concerned skaters.