When your child is just starting, where he skates is extremely important. Novice skaters should, wherever possible, skate on an indoor or outdoor rink, rather than a path or street. He should avoid skating on streets, driveways, or surfaces with water, sand, gravel, or dirt. Water and sand can damage the bearings, not to mention cause a loss of balance. Avoid hills, even small ones, at first.
Deaths are rare .
Of the 36 fatalities since 1992, the CPSC reports that 31 were the result of a collision with a motor vehicle. All rights reserved.