<p>My D2 just told me she wants freeline skates. They are fairly common on her campus… does anyone else’s kid have these? We have always had strict “helmet” rules for all devices with wheels at our house, and I am pretty sure she wouldn’t wear a helmet to class! So I probably won’t be purchasing them for her. But just wondered if anyone else has experience with them.</p>
<p>Seems to me that we saw plenty of BU kids with skates when DS was there.</p>
<p>If you don’t buy them for your daughter, will she get them herself?</p>
<p>These aren’t like rollerblades – they are something else:</p>
<p>[Freeline</a> skates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeline_skates]Freeline”>Freeskates - Wikipedia) </p>
<p>I saw a couple kids on her campus using them when I dropped her off last week. I had never seen them before that.</p>
<p>I looked on Amazon just to see, $159/pair. I suppose she might buy them, and I would not be the wiser. Can’t make her wear a helmet now, so that would be up to her. But I am not interesting in investing in the potential source of a head injury…</p>
<p>Ah! I’ve never seen those before!</p>
<p>Yes… and I thought CC would surely have discussed them… but when I searched I only found one passing reference. Amazing to find a topic we have not yet hashed over on CC! :)</p>
<p>. . . broken wrist just waitin’ to happen. (Oh - I thought you said in-line skates 
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<p>Well… I figured a helmet AND wristguards would be out of the question, so I only brought up the helmet concern to her. 
Although we did make them wear wristguards as well with some of their “wheelies” devices at home. So we do own them. </p>
<p>I found this review that implies they are about as safe as a skateboard because you can just step off if you get in trouble (not attached like a rollerblade). Of course, you can get hurt on a skateboard, too.</p>
<p>[Freeline</a> Skates Review](<a href=“http://skateboard.about.com/od/alternativeboards/fr/Freeline_Skates.htm]Freeline”>Freeline Skates Review)</p>
<p>Actually, have heard from some docs that wrist guards can INCREASE the risk of broken wrist where the guard ends. Being able to step off as needed like a skateboard would seem to reduce risk of injury. Have never heard of nor seen these before. I used to love skateboarding as a teen. Only injury was from running into my folks parked car when I miscalculated my speed.</p>
<p>I noticed the creator had a helmet and one wrist guard on in the demonstration video. It didn’t look easy to learn to use them, but then I am old.</p>