We used to be sure of two things: skateboarding is not a sport, and skateboarding is not a crime. Now we don’t know what to think. From Reuters.com (with our bold):

Police are trying to track down a man filmed riding a skateboard down a steep stretch of south German motorway at 100 km an hour (62 mph), far above the speed limit.

They believe the man who raced down the Ulm-Stuttgart motorway for three km (two miles) before he stopped and fled was a professional stuntman, Goeppingen police spokesman Uli Stoeckle said.

A video of the skateboarder, broadcast on German television networks on Wednesday, showed a helmeted figure wearing a red and white protective suit building up speed by holding onto the back of a motorcycle before letting go and freewheeling.

“We put out an all-points bulletin and have received information that gives us useful clues to who the man may be,” Stoeckle said. “We are particularly concerned about copycats who may imitate the stunt, putting their lives at risk.”

The film clips show several cars escorting the skateboarder, enabling his collaborators to record the event. The clips have since surfaced on Internet websites.

A few things:

1) That’s crazy.

2) Anyone seen Marty McFly lately?

3) We love the phrase “Internet websites.” As opposed to, what, litter box websites? Apple turnover websites?

4) Can we get an interpreter? Here’s video from one of those Internet websites:

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