If you are interested in getting started in the sport of Street Luge, here are a few web sites to lead you in the right direction.

• http://www.wildfro.com - The only place people can recreationaly ride on a closed road in California. Includes classes and equipment rentals! A must, if you want to begin in the sport.
• http://www.skateluge.com - great informative site, with many helpful pictures of a typical streetluge.
• http://www.streetluge.com - currently just a page linking almost every street luge page known.
• http://www.streetluge.net - best message board to ask questions, offers inexpensive leathers, great construction guides for building your own quality luge, and is updated frequently.
• http://www.buttboarding.com - offers great information about an inexpensive luge discipline called Buttboarding, a great Frequently asked Questions page as well.
• http://www.gravitypublishing.com - site that sells you the "Street Luge Survival Guide". This book is a "must have" for all riders.
• http://www.AuldOverTheRoad.com - offers great pictures, a listing of events, FAQ's, movies, and also talks of the man who still prefers wood over aluminum boards.
• http://www.randal.com - offers great luge trucks used by top riders.
• http://www.irssports.com - one of the largest online luge stores in existence.  They sell it all, including luges.
• http://www.gravitysi.com - a luge school as well as a racing organization located in the Northeast.

Here are some pretty basic tips that all riders should know and be aware of.

• Buying the "Street Luge Survival Guide" is the best move you could ever make. It will tell you more than everything you need to know to get started.
• You can learn many important things from just going to web sites and reading the message boards.
• The legality of the sport in any state is questionable, so be friendly and cooperative with people who don't want you doing it near them. It may be a public road, but they have just as much right to it as you do.
• Good streets for luging have little to no traffic with no side streets or driveways which cars can pull out of.
• Luging without protective gear is stupid. When it comes to being safe, don't skimp.
• The purpose of a chase vehicle is to act as a buffer from the traffic behind you. Make sure your driver doesn't follow to close behind you. The driver needs to be far enough behind so that if you crash he has time to avoid you.
• Every luger is an ambassador for the sport. Don't ruin things for the rest of us.
• Don't let egotistical behavior control the way you ride. Having a good day of luging doesn't mean setting speed records, it means staying safe.