where are you more comfortable? Road or Pavement

[Joniquai]

When travelling at speeds (I'm no expert but I reckon usually around 15mph+) I will more often than not feel more comfortable on roads, I just wondered what other people think? I'm not on about skating in groups or organised street skates, just your average miz around town or whatever!

I feel safer because I needn't worry about people walking dogs, car doors opening, cars reversing out of their driveways etc. Infact I see myself much as a cyslist in this sense. However, motorists can never see my point that I am safer on the roads!

[Pete]

Well, it depends on surfaces, conditions, environment in general - how many people around, how much traffic, even sometimes night time or daytime!

Too many variables, as my old Spectrum 48k used to tell me.

[Naomi]

depends on traffic.

[blob]

I am kinda with you. Feel safer on the road most of the time.
But you do have to jungle between the two to avoid getting run over.

[Mickey2Names]

Depends on the situation - my speed, traffic volume and speed on road/pavement, quality and width of road/pavement, etc. etc.

[Jex]

Yeah, early in the morning, I feel better on the roads since they are smoother and less trafic, but in the daytime, I wouldn't want to risk it.

[Kost]

usually pavement for me cause its smoother...

[Xia]

impossible to answer, depends so much on the condition...
Alex

[Look no Skywater]

Prefer the road but I'm comfy on either and skate both as appropriate.

[Gerbil]

Well I thouhgt about this yesterday on the way to the rollerdisco since we skated largely on the pavement and I thought to my self "Id prefer to be on the road" where as normally I would think the other way I normally alternate anyway on the road mostly but if a bus is trying to stop on top of me I jump up on to the pavment.

[gummidge]

In the gutter.

[tomkitten]

both, depending on where the gaps are.

[Bry]

Pavement unless it's really quiet.. but then that goes with my skills level... the better a skater you are, the more likely you are to be confident on roads in whatever conditions.

[GumbieBEN]

Road.... cars hold little fear for me, but I hate pavements, always scared shit less that some pedestrian is gonna jump out somewhere.

[Juicy Lucy]

i always feel like drivers are more aware, alert and predictable than most pedestrians

[Slezzer]

usually pavement for me cause its smoother...

A Parisian complaining about road surfaces....

Personally I use a mix of pavement and road depending on conditions.

What scares me most about traffic is that drivers look out of their window and see someone in a vaguely upright position and assume that you are a pedestrian travelling at 2mph, they never seem to consider the fact that you might be going at closer to 15mph.

[Juicy Lucy]

they never seem to consider the fact that you might be going at closer to 15mph.

true...

[Joniquai]

Road.... cars hold little fear for me, but I hate pavements, always scared poo less that some pedestrian is gonna jump out somewhere.

exactly mt fear too ben- that or some stupid git reversing their car out of their driveway and not looking out for anything but cars!

I too use a mix of pavements and roads, but I meant to express that I am typically more comfortable at high speeds on roads. Of course there are exceptions (i.e deserted pavements, high speed roads etc....) but lets not get bogged down by the little details!

[Mick]

More comfortable on the road usually. I always worry about peds stepping out of doorways, and skating quickly on the pavement is intimidating for people who're not expecting it, understandably. I feel vulnerable in traffic though so it all depends on conditions. Backroads at night is my favourite.

[SLiMKRaZy]

90% of the pavements are in such bad condition it's just hard work. I prefer the roads but when I spot a black cab I fear for my life.