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I dunno, scooters and bikes have mechanical brakes so there is no need to bail to begin with.

Sliding is rare, true. But at high speeds is the only way to stop. At low speeds I do agree, but the issue is that footbraking requires balance, and even people decent at long boarding can lose control while footbraking.

My main argument against longboard is that there’s no way to stop at high speeds and that steering inherently requires shifting your weight in a way that makes you vulnerable.

This is not to say that no one should longboard, but personally I only do so on flat terrain now.