Skateboarding in Australia

In October 2009, the Queensland State In the context of climate change and childhood Skate, or die... Government banned skateboarding on roads obesity is an 'active sport' curfew a smart decision? after dark. SLOWLY With almost no skateboarding fatalities in the past 10 years and the health of kids declining, the ban The stated purpose of the ban was to increase levels of "safety", "common courtesy" and seems misplaced. our kids can either skate, "common sense". or die. slowly! skateboard greenhouse gas emissions /y ENVIRONMENT O tonnes In Queensland, two big energy users contributing to high personal emissions are car use and waste. 5 13.77 tonnes Household greenhouse gas emissions /year (in Qto a% 1706 SCREEN TIME Australian children divide their free time between "outdoor activities" and"screen time SKATEBOARS RELATER, Between 1996 and 2006 vehicle related fatalities far outnumbered skateboarding related fatalities. FATALITIES OBESITY Screen (TV 600,000 Australian children aged 5 to 17 years ( 25% ) are overweight or obese. 6.812 7% VEHÍCIE RELATEDFATALITIEs Sources: INational Health Survey (2007/08), 2 www.ausport gov.au, 4 Queensland Govemment, 5 www.thepremier.gld.gov.au This information transparency was produced by For a detailed list of sources or to find out more about Human Ventures, go to www human.orgau www.human.org.au human. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-no-nd/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. We create opportunities for the poor and disadvantaged to build better lives. In October 2009, the Queensland State In the context of climate change and childhood Skate, or die... Government banned skateboarding on roads obesity is an 'active sport' curfew a smart decision? after dark. SLOWLY With almost no skateboarding fatalities in the past The stated purpose of the ban was to increase 10 years and the health of kids declining, the ban levels of "safety", "common courtesy" and seems misplaced. our kids can either skate, or die. slowly! "common sense". skateboard greenhouse gas emissions /y ENVIRONMENT O tonnes In Queensland, two big energy users contributing to high personal emissions are car use and waste. 5 13.77 tonnes Household greenhouse gas emissions/year (in QLD) SCREEN TIME Australian children divide their free time between "outdoor activities" and"screen time: SKATEBOARS RELATER, Between 1996 and 2006 vehicle related fatalities far outnumbered skateboarding related fatalities. FATALITIES OBESITY Screen (TV 1706 6.812 7% 600,000 Australian children aged 5 to 17 years ( 25%) are overweight or obese. VEHICIE RELATEDFATALITIEs Sources: INational Health Survey (2007/08), 2 www.ausport gov.au, ,4 Queensiand Govemment S www.thepremier.gid gov.au This information transparency was produced by For a detailed list of sources or to find out more about Human Ventures, go to www human.orgau human. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-no-nd/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. www.human.org.au We create opportunities for the poor and disadvantaged to build better lives. In October 2009, the Queensland State In the context of climate change and childhood Skate, or die... Government banned skateboarding on roads obesity is an 'active sport' curfew a smart decision? after dark. SLOWLY With almost no skateboarding fatalities in the past The stated purpose of the ban was to increase 10 years and the health of kids declining, the ban levels of "safety", "common courtesy" and seems misplaced. our kids can either skate, or die. slowly! "common sense". skateboard greenhouse gas emissions /y ENVIRONMENT O tonnes In Queensland, two big energy users contributing to high personal emissions are car use and waste. 5 13.77 tonnes Household greenhouse gas emissions/year (in QLD) SCREEN TIME Australian children divide their free time between "outdoor activities" and"screen time: SKATEBOARS RELATER, Between 1996 and 2006 vehicle related fatalities far outnumbered skateboarding related fatalities. FATALITIES OBESITY Screen (TV 1706 6.812 7% 600,000 Australian children aged 5 to 17 years ( 25%) are overweight or obese. VEHICIE RELATEDFATALITIEs Sources: INational Health Survey (2007/08), 2 www.ausport gov.au, ,4 Queensiand Govemment S www.thepremier.gid gov.au This information transparency was produced by For a detailed list of sources or to find out more about Human Ventures, go to www human.orgau human. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-no-nd/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. www.human.org.au We create opportunities for the poor and disadvantaged to build better lives. In October 2009, the Queensland State In the context of climate change and childhood Skate, or die... Government banned skateboarding on roads obesity is an 'active sport' curfew a smart decision? after dark. SLOWLY With almost no skateboarding fatalities in the past The stated purpose of the ban was to increase 10 years and the health of kids declining, the ban levels of "safety", "common courtesy" and seems misplaced. our kids can either skate, or die. slowly! "common sense". skateboard greenhouse gas emissions /y ENVIRONMENT O tonnes In Queensland, two big energy users contributing to high personal emissions are car use and waste. 5 13.77 tonnes Household greenhouse gas emissions/year (in QLD) SCREEN TIME Australian children divide their free time between "outdoor activities" and"screen time: SKATEBOARS RELATER, Between 1996 and 2006 vehicle related fatalities far outnumbered skateboarding related fatalities. FATALITIES OBESITY Screen (TV 1706 6.812 7% 600,000 Australian children aged 5 to 17 years ( 25%) are overweight or obese. VEHICIE RELATEDFATALITIEs Sources: INational Health Survey (2007/08), 2 www.ausport gov.au, ,4 Queensiand Govemment S www.thepremier.gid gov.au This information transparency was produced by For a detailed list of sources or to find out more about Human Ventures, go to www human.orgau human. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-no-nd/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. www.human.org.au We create opportunities for the poor and disadvantaged to build better lives. In October 2009, the Queensland State In the context of climate change and childhood Skate, or die... Government banned skateboarding on roads obesity is an 'active sport' curfew a smart decision? after dark. SLOWLY With almost no skateboarding fatalities in the past The stated purpose of the ban was to increase 10 years and the health of kids declining, the ban levels of "safety", "common courtesy" and seems misplaced. our kids can either skate, or die. slowly! "common sense". skateboard greenhouse gas emissions /y ENVIRONMENT O tonnes In Queensland, two big energy users contributing to high personal emissions are car use and waste. 5 13.77 tonnes Household greenhouse gas emissions/year (in QLD) SCREEN TIME Australian children divide their free time between "outdoor activities" and"screen time: SKATEBOARS RELATER, Between 1996 and 2006 vehicle related fatalities far outnumbered skateboarding related fatalities. FATALITIES OBESITY Screen (TV 1706 6.812 7% 600,000 Australian children aged 5 to 17 years ( 25%) are overweight or obese. VEHICIE RELATEDFATALITIEs Sources: INational Health Survey (2007/08), 2 www.ausport gov.au, ,4 Queensiand Govemment S www.thepremier.gid gov.au This information transparency was produced by For a detailed list of sources or to find out more about Human Ventures, go to www human.orgau human. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-no-nd/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. www.human.org.au We create opportunities for the poor and disadvantaged to build better lives. In October 2009, the Queensland State In the context of climate change and childhood Skate, or die... Government banned skateboarding on roads obesity is an 'active sport' curfew a smart decision? after dark. SLOWLY With almost no skateboarding fatalities in the past The stated purpose of the ban was to increase 10 years and the health of kids declining, the ban levels of "safety", "common courtesy" and seems misplaced. our kids can either skate, or die. slowly! "common sense". skateboard greenhouse gas emissions /y ENVIRONMENT O tonnes In Queensland, two big energy users contributing to high personal emissions are car use and waste. 5 13.77 tonnes Household greenhouse gas emissions/year (in QLD) SCREEN TIME Australian children divide their free time between "outdoor activities" and"screen time: SKATEBOARS RELATER, Between 1996 and 2006 vehicle related fatalities far outnumbered skateboarding related fatalities. FATALITIES OBESITY Screen (TV 1706 6.812 7% 600,000 Australian children aged 5 to 17 years ( 25%) are overweight or obese. VEHICIE RELATEDFATALITIEs Sources: INational Health Survey (2007/08), 2 www.ausport gov.au, ,4 Queensiand Govemment S www.thepremier.gid gov.au This information transparency was produced by For a detailed list of sources or to find out more about Human Ventures, go to www human.orgau human. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-no-nd/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. www.human.org.au We create opportunities for the poor and disadvantaged to build better lives. In October 2009, the Queensland State In the context of climate change and childhood Skate, or die... Government banned skateboarding on roads obesity is an 'active sport' curfew a smart decision? after dark. SLOWLY With almost no skateboarding fatalities in the past The stated purpose of the ban was to increase 10 years and the health of kids declining, the ban levels of "safety", "common courtesy" and seems misplaced. our kids can either skate, or die. slowly! "common sense". skateboard greenhouse gas emissions /y ENVIRONMENT O tonnes In Queensland, two big energy users contributing to high personal emissions are car use and waste. 5 13.77 tonnes Household greenhouse gas emissions/year (in QLD) SCREEN TIME Australian children divide their free time between "outdoor activities" and"screen time: SKATEBOARS RELATER, Between 1996 and 2006 vehicle related fatalities far outnumbered skateboarding related fatalities. FATALITIES OBESITY Screen (TV 1706 6.812 7% 600,000 Australian children aged 5 to 17 years ( 25%) are overweight or obese. VEHICIE RELATEDFATALITIEs Sources: INational Health Survey (2007/08), 2 www.ausport gov.au, ,4 Queensiand Govemment S www.thepremier.gid gov.au This information transparency was produced by For a detailed list of sources or to find out more about Human Ventures, go to www human.orgau human. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-no-nd/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. www.human.org.au We create opportunities for the poor and disadvantaged to build better lives.