Wow….kids will always be daredevils so all the safety equipment is essential….even so they will still find ways to hurt themselves.

So we still need to see these articles!? What a shame. Safety first always guys

He is one very lucky young man. I know it could have been much worse but it was still bad enough. I’m glad he now sees why he should have worn a helmet.

At least the young man himself has learned of the dangers and acknowledges the fact. Hopefully his story will stop others from doing similar things.

Oh my goodness, so scary. I knew a young man who was skateboarding and he hit his neck on the curb, ended up a quadriplegic.

Wow! Yes, everyone should definitely practice safety first.

Just demonstrating why wearing a helmet is so important. It has been a safety message for many many years that helmets should be worn when riding bikes, scooters, skateboards, etc. Parents just need to reinforce those messages. This is the reason why.

As soon as I saw the headline I knew it was going to be because of not wearing a helmet. This was drummed into me as a kid. No helmet and no leaving the yard!

Boys will be boys and it is hard at times to get our children to do the right thing. Hope everything turns out ok for him and others learn.

Poor boy. Really a terrible accident!!

pretty sure it is the law in victoria to wear them

How awful for this boy. This is why adults need to lead by example unfortunately too many people won’t wear them young and old.