19-year-old Ryan Satterthwaite has died after he and some friends tried to recreate the controversial 'Run It Straight' sport in a park in Palmerston North.

His death has led to concerns that the sport is too dangerous to allow.

Patria Hume is a professor of Human Performance at AUT, she spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk about why the collisions in this sport are so dangerous.

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19-year-old Ryan Satterthwaite has died after he and some friends tried to recreate the controversial 'Run It Straight' sport in a park in Palmerston North.
His death has led to concerns that the sport is too dangerous to allow.
Patria Hume is a professor of Human Performance at AUT, she spoke to D'Arcy Waldegrave on Sportstalk about why the collisions in this sport are so dangerous.
LISTEN ABOVE

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Patria Hume: AUT professor of Human Performance on the dangers of Run It Straight

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