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Skitching after a taxicab in New York City

Skitching (abbreviated from "skate-hitching", pron: /หˆskษชtสƒษชล‹/) is the act of hitching a ride by holding onto a motor vehicle while riding on a skateboard, roller skates, bicycle, or sneakers when there is snowfall. It is also sometimes referred to as bum-riding or hooky bobbing when being towed over snowy or icy streets on boots or a sled.[1] In addition, skitching can be performed on a bicycle or inner tube.[2]

Lucas Brunelle demonstrating bicycle skitching

Dangers

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Because skitching is often done in traffic, on inadequate equipment for the speeds traveled, and sometimes without the knowledge of the driver of the vehicle, there is significant potential for injury or death. The skateboarding advocacy group Skaters for Public Skateparks reported that 2 of 42 skateboarding deaths in 2011 in the United States involved skitching.[3]

Skateboarding celebrity Tony Hawk has advocated against the practice of skitching due to the related deaths and injuries.[4]

Cultural references

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In film and television

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Michael J. Fox can be seen skitching in Back to the Future (1985), as can Michael Beck in Xanadu (1980) and Christian Slater in Gleaming the Cube (1989) and Nerve (2016) as a dangerous stunt. It was portrayed in Biker Boyz (2003), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Premium Rush (2012), and Better Call Saul (season 1, 2015).

In literature

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In video games

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hooky bob (1965)". Do You Speak American? Track That Word!. PBS. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.
  2. ^ McFedries, Paul (November 4, 1997). "Skitch". Word Spy.
  3. ^ Waters, Teresa (January 30, 2012). "2011 Skateboarding Fatalities". Skaters for Public Skateparks. Archived from the original on 2013-08-21.
  4. ^ "Hawk's warning: don't skitch". The Sydney Morning Herald (MP4 video). January 24, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-11-27.

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