Summer of hard knocks puts teens at risk

By Amy Corderoy
Updated January 21 2013 - 12:08pm, first published January 13 2013 - 3:00am
Heads up … Gracie Earl, 15, on her skateboard at the Bondi Beach Skate Bowl.
Heads up … Gracie Earl, 15, on her skateboard at the Bondi Beach Skate Bowl.

INJURIES from skateboard and scooter accidents have increased over the past decade at the same time as bicycle-related injuries have fallen, leading to calls for more teenagers to wear helmets.

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