I'm not going to try to convince you of any such thing. LOL. I have said before I am SO glad my kids were grown before these became a thing. Having said that, my youngest son was always into skateboards, rip sticks, that kind of thing. If he had wanted one of these, and I'd had the means, I probably would have gotten it for him. No, they aren't "safe". But that's a relative term. At least they aren't riding these things down handrails or trying to jump concrete borders (yet!). Good luck, and let us know how it goes!