Urban surfing - a craze flooding America

I love these photos, and I'd love to try it someday - urban surfing/water boarding. It reminds me of what we used to do after snow storms on country roads - skitching. It works best with smooth sneakers or shoes and a water ski tow rope, on roads that have not been plowed. Those were the days, although it's a miracle we never had a busted ankle, leg or worse.

I imagine in flood waters it's not much safer, with the flotsam and jetsam that's usually present in storm run-off. It still looks fun though.