Street Luging

Discovered in the San Francisco Bay Area, this entirely gravity-centric activity has participants riding down a paved road on a cross between a skateboard and a sled.


It was discovered when a bunch of skateboarders realized they could go much faster if they lay down in a supine position on their boards while going downhill. People have been known to reach shockingly high speeds (as high as 150 kmh) while luging and the ever-present threat of crashes has lead to scores of broken bones and even fatalities.

-Picture courtesy Reuters-