10 Ways To Die On Inline Skates 

My favourite way to die on inline skates is jumping over obstacles but not committing xD

I'd also add skating in semi-exhausted and achy state while not fully recovered from a previous skating (or other sport) session "because the weather is so fine".

Skating into a just opened car door. Once I almost biked into a truck door like that. Avoided by few cm. Since then I always assume that cars standing along the road contain an idiot that will open that door without looking first.

I would include skating on bad terrain at a location you don't know. So easy to get caught off guard by bad pavement.

My girlfriend recently discovered, to her horror, that I skate on the street and only rarely on sidewalks. I told her "you're picturing me weaving through busy traffic like Bill Stoppard." Truth is, the sidewalk can be very dangerous. A lot of blindspots, cracks, random cars pulling out of nowhere. In general I feel I'm pretty safe on the road so long as I maintain awareness at all times.

This video was MUCH better than the 'Click Bait' TITLE! ;-) The animations were GENIUS! You should really give some cred to whomever did them! A really well-presented and NEEDED video, Thanks Bill !

>be me, wants to get into inline skating >this video keeps getting recommended to me

What about listening music using headphones (at least those well isolated ones)? I know that you have headphones maybe in every video, but for me skating is also HEARING, especially when skating in traffic (no matter how intensive).

How about skating when your muscles are fatigued? I went skating a couple of days after an intense leg workout, and fell while doing crossovers going around a corner. Great video as always!

For me... skating on 'super'wet surfaces... 😅 👍🏻

"If you can't skate up it, don't skate down it" doesn't work for me, or anyone else who has very strong legs. I live up the side of a very large hill and I skate right to my door on the regular, but would most assuredly die if I skated down. Getting up stuff that's impossible to skate down is deceptively easy.

speed is a big one for me. the stoppard powerslide is cool and all, but when i am going really fast i feel like i cant use it at all. planning ahead more is important, meaning slowing down before intersections and corners i cant see. also i still use a heelbrake, because combined with a t-stop you can break well at pretty high speeds

This is a very important video. Thank you Bill! Somehow anyone talking about safety tends to get stigmatized as being someone negative or paranoid, but that is really the wrong attitude. Remember the dead tell no tales and the ones who have freak accidents also tend not to talk about it. Think before doing, imagine what could go wrong, take measures to prevent it. Most of us want to skate without ruining our health so we should act accordingly. Also when skating on sidewalks care that you don't risk collisions with people and animals (dogs cats birds) especially with the more fragile ones (elderly and children etc).

6:54-6:56 that sit down was so smooth

I did not know what to expect when I clicked this video but it turned out to be a hilarious video with a really important lesson to learn. Loved it, thanks Billy!

Melted asphalt. Can cause an almost immediate stop. In general it's better to be careful when skating in high speed through changing surface that one doesn't know well. But when it's hot I'm deadly serious about these asphalt patches...

Great idea for a video and the editing was cool

Clothesline! I got taken out once by a rope that I didn't see in the early evening light.

Wise words. We want more people to take up skating but keeping safe while doing it is very important.

Bill this video is awesome and funny. I'm so glad you and others recognise and advertise your number 1 hazard....Poor Stopping. It really is way harder to go than stop on skates and that multiplies on down hill slopes as you said. Would love to make it to Toronto one day and skate with you...

never skated drunk, but definitely many times on many other substances... but inside, safe in a big ol basement

Almost got hit by a minivan on a pedestrian crossing, they don't like to give way for skaters around here in Hungary (or pedestrians!) :(

Stray dogs are a massive threat in some areas, but I agree that confidence in your skills of braking and keeping your cool is a must... If that confidence is rightfully warranted of course :))). Great video, Bill!

Skating through a glass frame window

I enjoyed the graphic/ comedic intros animations.

Last weekend I went full urban skating with a friend for the first time. I was so tense because I was skating on the street, with cars sliping by, I lost I huge amount of my technique. I was really insecure! It was cool, but I wasn´t. I think practice will make perfect on this case as well. And I also think I need to practice my stopping technique... let´s see what will come up on the next weekend.

This was too entertaining! "Dying behind a dumpster would really suck." XD Sub'd

Thank you for the video. I will start practicing my stops because I really suck at it. Loved the animations too :) Leg twitching and blood dripping :)

btw, the best youtube inline skater I've seen ever, keep up the great work

My favourite way to die on inline skates is during evening/night skating, not noticing that slightly longer rather than wide pothole/crack that will pretty much send me flying (not in a good way).

Haha love it. Especially the little animations with the leg wobble after the accident 😂 brilliant Bill 👏

I would dare to go further... Skating, with the car's traffic, is not just seeing but seeing AND listening... I don't feel safe at all, skating on streets using headphones! I think that listening the cars from behind is so important as see the cars in the front.

The old lady walking the dog on a 20 foot leash (otherwise known as a moving trip line booby trap)

Great video Bill. I think another one is checking your equipment before going out. I did a hard session at the skate park one day and the next day decided to go do a hill I had been meaning to try. I believe from all the stomping the rear bolt on my frame was slightly loose. While carving to control my speed on the hill my frame shifted well out of position and caused me to slide out. It was a painful lesson and I now take the extra minute it takes to check everything is secure.

Ive been watching skate videos for a few months as I am trying to get back into it after 20 years (I was never that good to begin with). found yours today, and you are cracking me up!

Love your videos, started when I was 21 years, but never learned stopping and did ones, almost crash into a bus. Now 35 years later, starting again, but in a more sain and sensible way with my three youngest kids. Learning a lot from your videos. Thank you!

These animations had me rolling. I just started learning inline a couple weeks ago. I'm really enjoying your content man!

Your graphics are so perfect. To the point and hysterical. Beautiful work. Thank you.

Nice animations and editing. Especially #8 confrontations and #5 were my faves! The leg twitches lmao. I like your sense of humor. Haven't skated sense I was a good but I'm getting back into it

I just took my heel brakes off my rollerblades!! I started skating backwards and stepping over and noticed it really hinders my maneuverability but oh my god do i appreciate it now that i dont have it. I noticed myself going wayyyy too fast to be able to stop in a reasonable time frame, just carving hard to slow down. Ill work on my braking and perfect it like yours !

Machine, thank you for all videos, and congratulations, I started skating after 17 years. I am 32 years old. It´s amazing do it again, whit your videos because I was a very god young skater but I never took skating lessons because I was lived in a very rural área in Spain. Now I´m living in Valencia,It´s a very god city to learn again. Thank you Bill.

Very cool video, and well edited! I got back into rollerblading almost a year ago (after a 10 year hiatus). The big "way to die" for me is too much speed, and keeping my feet on the ground with all that speed (ie. If i get air from a ledge/ramp at high speed i need to get my wheels on the ground sooner than later otherwise i might loose my balance and fall). I mainly skate in the suburbs, so, not as much traffic and people trying to hurt me. I still have to pay attention to street signs and my surroundings. Thanks again for the video, very cool!

Awesome vid dude. In life, the greatest progress often comes from learning what NOT to do!

Great awareness video! The thing with skating drunk is that it's also tied in with dehydration. Not only does alcohol dehydrate you, you'll be slow to notice it too.

Great video, excelent animation, very grafic and real, thanks Bill!

Man, I absolutely love your footage. You got a lot of unique moves and you got the best style out of all these vids on RU-vid. I would honestly add skitching to this list. To the top of this list actually. Skitching, for those who haven’t heard of it, is when you grab onto a vehicle for a fast and easy ride. I think it gets it’s name from the amalgamation of the two words hitching and skating, and that’s where you get ‘Skitching’. But let’s get to real talk here. I used to skitch as a teenager and One time I accidentally hit a small pot hole, lost my balance and fell into the curb really hard. I remember just sitting there in terrible pain for about ten minutes before I could even get up. The reason it happened was because It was nearly impossible to detect the imperfections of any urban street, and it is that very fact that makes this act so dangerous. Especially in busy streets where there may be another vehicle behind you. It scared the crap out of me and I never did it since. I never want to feel that pain again and I wouldn’t wish upon anyone or anything. But what I was thinking was that in a big city like Toronto, skitching would be exponentially dangerous than in most smaller cities. I think you should totally either add that to the vid or even do a full vid focusing on this subject. I’m sure it’s hurt a lot of people who didn’t practice this safely maybe even killed some. I wouldn’t doubt it for a second. Also the skating world would be forever grateful, I am sure of it. Either way keep up the good vid making man. Solid work and great styles!

Getting a rock jammed in your wheels! A decisive bail out onto a boulevard saved me from certain death

The manchild footage was hilarious. Its so much funnier when the person they're going off on is just chill like you. It was making him so mad that he couldn't get to you.

"Their is shit out there that will kill you at low speeds" lola enjoyed that one. As well as the guy sticking out his tongue at you. Helmet comes in handy for both situations.

Such a creative video! Sage safety 🚧 tips sprinkled with humor 🎭 & animation. 🙏 BSS

Very important video! I went to a town called Ballinasloe today and saw an inline skater! The weather was beautiful.

tip: dont drink energy drinks before a skate! it can really screw up your heart! Once on a hot summer day i drank 2 starbucks refreshers because they taste great when its hot outside, but i drank them totally forgetting that they were actually energy drinks and immediately started skating up a steep hill. I felt so sick that night and was trying to count my pulse to make sure it wasnt irregular

Great advice! Basically. Skate within ur ability. Don’t do that and you temp injury or death. Ur out to have fun but as soon as you start getting confidence u should definitely follow the guidelines in this video to avoid serious injury and ending all the fun. Great content. Thanks.

This was an excellent way to share what everyone should watch! Wakes you up for sure!

A couple of days ago I rolled over a big stain of oil that I could not see with the low lightning. I noticed in the moment when my feets were sliping while cars were passing by my side, I was lucky that in that moment I wasn't going fast.

Outstanding work, Bill

Superb... the master teaching how to hit the city. Things we never consider. Great vid. Thanks a lot now I know that no matter my ability, I am a professional skater because y won't die stupidly... and will be able to increase my skills every day more and more. Very good lesson. As always the best.

Great video Bill hats off to you 👏🏼

Absolutely love this video very spot on. Love the graphical works found them humorous if not dark! XP

Love the animation ☺️🙌🏻

Thanks for this video, even things that are simple need to be said out loud so they are on your mind.

I might be a bit messed up in the head, but I thought that was hilarious, and I love those little animations with the blood etc. Brilliant video :)

Great video. Loved it

I like how “skating is seeing“ when your wearing sunglasses. Great vid tho, thanks

Excellent advice, so true, a skater has got to know his limitations!

these edits and your humor is A+ also, I can hear your Canadian in the word "out" haha

Hi Bill, great video as usual! Thank u! what kind of camera and selfie stick do you use? Also i'm interesting in software helping to erase a stick! Thank you in advance)

This was hilarious and awesome regardless of the fact that I've almost died most of the ways described, multiple times. One of my favorites in the Bill Stoppard Pantheon, for sure

Great video! Very practical too. How about another video on strategies to save yourself if you still get into the path of an oncoming vehicle? Just had a few experiences... Didn't get hit, no worries.

awesome - love the (rather graphic) graphics!! ...On a slightly seperate subject, but related to safety; I have rigged up a system of controlling the volume on my in-helmet headphones from a dial on my glove - so I can do it with one hand/one finger (a bit old skool in he days of wifi, but its reliable & much safer than I used to be). I notice that you wear headphones most of the time. How do you control volume/on off Bill? I might post a vid on my setup some time soon.

Bill is a really good skater! I enjoy his vids!!

Thank you, cool tutorial. Will try it out!

Understeer into lamp post and failure to use X Ray vision. Thanks love your videos, been tuning in for years.

🤣this is one of the best BSS videos, those silhouette animations with the blood😂 and I felt educated afterwards

This channel should have so much more subs.

the sketched visuals combined with the so well chosen sound effects made it hilariously terrifying. Now I am well convinced of what not to try on skates. Thanks for the video.

Great video!!

I'm a bicycle racer who's new to skating. Best ways to die are about the same. Lights on a bike help a lot, even in the day time.

For me, it’s using deep edges on wet concrete, a sure certain way to loose traction and fall backwards. Happened to me the other day and got it on camera #AussieInlineSkater stacks it.

I like to think that this video saved many lifes! Thank you

Do you have the full video of confrontation? :)

Loved the animations !

tho I approached this vid with some trepidation, I was glad you kept it light, two thumbs up

Excellent video, I know I've done several of these ways and been lucky to not have paid the price. Going to be smarter, thanks.

my experience to raise some awareness: if plan to go on grass, check out the soil first there a nice long hill near me (maybe 500-600 feet) that lets me get way beyond normal speeds. after leveling out for 15 feet at the base, theres about 30-40 feet of grass with a smooth base of soil to slow down while turning before the street. i once took it at the usual blistering top end speed only to roll onto the grass. it must have rained that morning and dried on the surfaces, so the soil was still wetter than normal and instead of rolling over the compact soil my wheels bit into it and i SLAMMED down faster than i could even dream of putting my hands out. slammed completely flat on the ground and barely had enough time to reflexively turn my head had i not been able to turn my head just in time, i more likely than not would have gotten up with a broken nose and probably some sort of facial fracture. both collarbones, the side of my face/cheek, and hip deserved solid bruises that took a while to clear i now take the hill as fast as i always have, but i do check the soil to see how wet it is and if i sink or not. there are also a few other nice downhill spots i love to hit too, but those never taught me this lesson since theyre bare dust otherwise :)

#3 was my fave way to die. You did a great job stopping & sitting smoothly, nice!

Wet surfaces are a big no-no for me. Strides get entirely unpredictable, hard turns are impossible, and there's no guarantee of avoiding or stopping before hazards. Also, being hyper-focused on the ground can get you scalped by signs and other things at eye level. Great video!

Brilliant! I loved the video!

Great video 👍👍

You crack me up. Keep this vids coming :)

What's your opinion on Ennui or G-shock knee gaskets vs regular hardshell kneepads?

Watching this after a fun skating session in my small town. I had some speed and wanted to use a pole to swing a corner. Turned out it had metal braided cord attached to it and I caught some metal and cut my hand meat open pretty nicely. Your video reminded me to get a glass of water.

I really like you added #8. My city has a pretty bad drug problem and the spot to skate is our downtown/riverfront area and unfortunately thats also where a lot of dangerous people hang out. I ALWAYS watch anyone approaching me until they are a safe distance away.

Love the graphics!!

What size wheels you use? I'm looking to get back into skating but can't decide between 90 and 110. Used to skate aggro and played plenty of pond hockey, so if I'm a bit rusty it will wear off quick.

Bill thanks for just being..you speak gold...thanks!!

love the skating drunk part...honest, and true. don't do it, or, at the very least, do it in rare circumstances

Loved the video!!!

Sick animations🔥🔥

every single animation i had in tears and silent screaming