From
1978 until
1989 skateboarding, owning a
skateboard, or selling a skateboard
was illegal in
Norway. The opinion at the time was that they were inherently dangerous and that this was for the public good. Skaters, disagreeing with this, instead moved out into the forests to build ramps and skate in secret. Skating and
moonshine: the unknown connection revealed.
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