Some law-enforcement officials anticipate that the dangerous "fad" dubbed "car surfing" will grow more popular among young people as videos of the dangerous practice spread on the Internet.

No doubt two Western Pennsylvania teens experienced a lot of growing up on Wednesday after they allowed immaturity and outright stupidity to take the place of good judgment, resulting in one of the teens being critically injured while the two engaged in the shortsighted, thrill-seeking activity.

Both of the girls involved are 17 years old. The girl who slid off the hood of a car driven by her friend in the parking lot of the Shenango Valley Cinemas in Hermitage, Mercer County, and who then was struck by the car, suffered broken ribs, a ruptured spleen and a broken pelvis.

But despite her injuries, police termed the injured girl lucky. At least 99 people died or suffered serious injuries as the result of car surfing between 1990 and 2008, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The two girls in question obviously didn't get — or ignored — information about the dangers involved — or they simply failed to think about the result if something went wrong.

On this subject, the Internet should be ignored.

It doesn't take superior judgment to realize that it's not a very good idea to be carrying illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia when trying to enter the Butler County Government Center. After all, there is security equipment just inside the door, and a deputy sheriff or deputy sheriffs manning the equipment to ensure that nothing illegal enters the building.But according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office, Mary L. Davis, 56, of Butler ignored all of that on July 12 and ended up being charged for what amounted to "testing" the system. She was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a small amount of marijuana.Davis' trouble with the law began when she placed her purse on the X-ray machine, which led to the paraphernalia being spotted. Upon further search, the marijuana and paraphernalia were seized and Davis was arrested by a sheriff's deputy.Some people might ponder, "What was she thinking?"She apparently wasn't.

Zelienople Borough officials get the benefit of the doubt on their decision to urge residents to mark their homes with visible house numbers.While they rightly could be accorded a jeer, the fact that they are pushing the idea makes them deserving of mostly positive words.That they could merit a jeer rests in the fact that the borough's property maintenance codes require that all houses have street numbers. However, over the years, borough officials haven't enforced that rule.If the "urging" that is now under way does not classify as true enforcement, it ought to. Not having numbers on properties is dangerous.As reported by borough manager Don Pepe, emergency medical responders have reported confusion finding some residences recently because of the lack of numbers. That costs time that can be the difference between life and death in medical emergencies.In June, Middlesex Township announced that it was getting serious about the property numbers issue. Meanwhile, Zelienople officials also indicated they would talk with borough fire department officials about distributing street number signs in a program similar to one carried out in neighboring Harmony Borough.Red and blue number signs have been distributed by the Harmony Volunteer Fire Company for a minimal cost. Those number signs have been placed in front of homes in an effort to improve emergency response.Zelienople should report progress on the property numbers initiative and consider what to do about those who refuse to comply.If they don't, they'll no longer be worthy of the benefit of the doubt on this issue.