For the safety of all the kids using the new skatepark, parents should ensure their kids are wearing helmets when they go out to skate, bike or ride a scooter.
To state the obvious, the park is made entirely of cement — which is unforgiving when a skull cracks down on it.
Broken arms heal, broken legs heal, but one bad fall can leave a child permanently injured, or worse.
So, please be careful.
The Lake Report was told newly opened skatepark in Port Colborne has already seen one really bad accident because a child wasn’t wearing a helmet. He is now in a coma and a bystander was left traumatized by the sound of his head hitting pavement.
That’s a story we don’t ever want to have to write about somebody in our town, or a visitor.
Please be careful.