Abstract: A skateboard having front and rear wheel assemblies and a control unit coupled with one of the assemblies for applying braking forces to the wheels of said one assembly. The control unit includes a frame having a pair of spaced sides, and means pivotally mounting the frame for movement in a direction permitting the sides to move into braking relationship to the adjacent wheels. A stub shaft extends through the skateboard and is in a position to be depressed by the foot of the user when the frame is to be pivoted to cause the sides thereof to engage the wheels. Several embodiments of the control unit are disclosed.