Believe it or not there is an underlying Skate Park Etiquette at every park you will ever go to. This etiquette differs from park to park but overall the unspoken rules are the same. One of these rules that skate park etiquette tries to enforce is the idea of turns. Skate parks are often extremely crowded with limited room which everyone is trying to enjoy so taking turns is a huge deal. Typically lines form for rails, but lines cannot be formed on such things as tops of mini ramps or quarter pipes. On mini ramps or quarter pipes it is important to view everyone around you and have an idea if you got to the top of the ramp before or after them. Depending on when you got to the top of the ramp determines when you will drop in next. People who cut in formed lines or the unformed lines at the top of ramps are referred to as a snake. Having the reputation of a snake is possibly the worst reputation you can have at your local park. Typically skaters who are snakes often get snaked themselves, made fun of, or simply unofficially kicked out of the park. This is the reason why taking turns at parks is so essential to having a good time. Another important rule of thumb at skate parks is to not hang out on ramps. Everyone at the park is trying to enjoy these ramps, so by hanging out on them you just get in the way of fellow skaters. The easiest thing to do is hang out on the benches that are provided at most public skate parks in order to keep a good reputation and to avoid getting hit by a fellow skater.
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