Skateparks Research Paper

Picture this, you see thirty people riding out in the street on their skateboards and then in a blink of an eye a car is speeding by or driving recklessly and they are dead. Well that happened to about 35,000 people in one year, not all were riding skateboards, but many of them were. This can stop if we put skateparks in our communities because kids won’t have to ride in the streets. Skateparks should be built in every community because they provide a safe environment for the skaters instead of having to use the streets. Skateparks have also been shown to reduce property damage, and increase physical activity which has lasting health benefits. For these reasons, I think there should be a skatepark in your community. According to the website publicskateboardguide.org, “In 2009 there were …show more content…
Skateparks have serious health benefits because action sports involve lots of exercise. Kids would be encouraged to exercise because skateboarding is a fun and non-competitive activity. Kids would have so much fun at their skatepark that they would come back again and again and get even more exercise. Another piece of evidence from the website “The top 6 benefits of public skateparks” says that, “ Arguably the most important reason for participating in action sports is the fact that it keeps you healthy and physically fit.” This shows that if kids get off the couch and start trying new things it will have some lasting health benefits. It’s important for fitness to be fun so that kids keep coming back for more.

When I surveyed my class about skateparks, 99% of my class said they wanted a skatepark in their community. I also surveyed the teachers, four teachers also said that they wanted a skatepark in the neighborhood and that they think a local skatepark is a good idea. In our community of Oak Park there is a lot of open space where a skatepark could be