User:BobTovarichMihas/Shopcarting

The background of 'shopcarting' comes from United States. Back it the late 90's the vagabonds were using shopping carts for moving their belongings in the city. As a result, some of these shopping carts were left at the street of ghetto. Children of less fortunate families, that could not afford skateboards, roller skates, bikecycles, etc. were using them for entertainment. In the last couple of years, this way of personal entertainment widely used by young people that favour extreme sports. For this people it is already to simple and even boring to ride a skateboard down the hill or concor the pavement of their bmx bikes. "Shopcarting" stopped being an entertainment for poor, now it is a new trend, for young people trying to show their unique personality. Now it is not the matter of wealth, but a chance to stand out from the crowd.

The term "shopcarting" comes from Karlstad, a small student city in Sweden. This word was fist mentioned by a student Andrey Mikhailov, who wanted to explain to his friends his hobby. It might be the case, that our city (Karlstad) might be the first one to organize the competition on "shopcarting". It collaboration with various shopping centers, as a means of marketing promotion.

Up to date, there are two major ways of "shopcarting" known: 1)The person holds himself by the shopping cart and pushes himself with his legs (similar to skateboard). The rider regulates his directions with leans of his body. 2)There are two persons involved. The first person sits inside the shopping cart, helping to steer, the second person holds behind the shopping cart, providing the moving/breaking and helps the steering. The second way of "shopcarting" provides the higher speed of the shopping cart, however it is more dangerous. This way of 'shopcarting' is similar to bobsleigh.