Skaters, Bikers Go to Extremes to Get Their Anti-Smoking Message Out
Professional BMX bikers and skaters performed wild tricks as backdrop for program promoting the dangers of smoking.
As inline skater Eito Yasutoko flipped upside down several feet above the 35-by-50-foot half pipe, emcee Jimmy Coleman announced that 400,000 people in the United States die each year from tobacco use. Speaking to students at Plainfield Central High School, Coleman sounded off on the dangers of smoking and second-hand smoke while professional BMX bikers and skaters performed wild and extreme tricks. Coleman told the students, who participated in the assembly today, that tobacco companies don't see them as healthy young individuals but as potential customers. The stuntmen are part of California-based ASA Entertainment, which has partnered with the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. They tour throughout the country giving their anti-tobacco …
