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The fact now is we risk getting arrested and ticketed for riding our local city parks that skaters and inliners are allowed in and our bikes confiscated. Some facts:

1.There are over 1 million BMX riders in the United States.
2.BMX riders are part of your community.
3.Sports are healthy for kids.
4.There is a long standing history of BMX in skateparks.
5.Skateparks are just as useful to BMX freestylers as they are to skateboarders.
6.Your city may produce the next Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods of BMX.
7.You have a choice to include BMX riders in your skatepark.
8.Bicycling is on the hazardous sports list in almost every state. The "Hazardous recreational activity" list in California is even more specific, and includes... "bicycle racing or jumping, mountain bicycling,"...
9.Without public facilities, BMX kids are on their own to find places to ride. With nowhere else to go, BMX riders will ride in the streets. This is certainly more dangerous than riding a skatepark and can cause damage to public and private property. Remember that most BMX freestylers would rather ride in a skatepark than in the streets. However, like skateboarders, we adapt to our surroundings and make do with what we have. 10."If you build it they will come." Regardless of what the signs say, BMX riders will ride public skateparks. This is not because we want to break the law, but rather that park riding is a popular discipline in BMX and there is currently a scarcity of facilities.
11.BMX racetracks and public dirt jumps are not a substitute for a skatepark.
12.BMX bicycles do not destroy skateparks.
13.It is your responsibility to consider all of the issues. BMX, Skateboarding and Inline, like all sports, can be dangerous. When considering the rules for your park, there are three main choices you have with respect to allowing BMX bicycles
14.Build a bike only park in addition to your skatepark

BMX IS NOT A CRIME !

By: Alex Hauber/Go Girls BMX

An example of a skatepark that doesn't allow BMX can be found by clicking this link. [url=http://www.teamyoungbmx.com/news.php?id=99] The people at Team Young BMX do need your help[/url]. Help them out. United we stand.