public streets and a little bit of
             slack while producing the merchandise. Skateboarding outdid itself and
             "Cities started to ban skateboards in response to health and safety
             concerns, and after a few fatal accidents, skateboarding was officially
             drummed out of existence." This was the cause of the major loss of
             interest. Society seemed to put up a wall of zero-tolerance towards
             skateboarding, especially in California, the heart of it all. It was considered
             a to be too much of a hazard and "The California Medical Association
             called skateboards 'a new medical menace.' Worse still, police chiefs were
             telling stores not to carry skateboards in the interest of public safety."
             Without stores purchasing skateboards from the skateboard companies, the
             industry cracked. More poor quality products were produced and
             skateboarding's future looked grim. Conflict with society grew as "...it
             was at this time that police chiefs started calling for the prohibition of
             skateboards. Most of the public felt skaters were a
             ...