Does SPS sell insurance for public skateparks? |
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Monday, 04 February 2008 |
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No. Through quantitative analysis we've found that a compelling majority of the most famous and well-used
skateparks in the world are more than adequately covered under standard municipal insurance policies.
Further, Skaters for Public Skateparks is a non-profit consumer advocacy "staffed" by a small
army of volunteer skateboard advocates. We are not an insurance sales office and the body politic
has democratically made it clear they have no desire for us to move in that direction.
What's more to say? Even the Consumer Product Safety Commission has reported the relative safety
of skateboarding over other activities, as astutely reported in the following article:
Orthopedic corner: Skateboarding safer than basketball
We believe it's in the best interests of our constituency to identify and mitigate or eliminate barriers
to public skatepark adoption. One hurdle lies in the belief that a skatepark requires a special
insurance policy. Once unnecessary risks of usage are eliminated what's left is a relatively safe
activity within a relatively safe public forum, and therefore, free of the need for special insurance.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 14 February 2008 )
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