(A) No person shall operate a motorized play vehicle or a motorized skateboard without a head lamp emitting a beam and a red rear reflector anytime from one-half of an hour prior to sunset and one- half of an hour after sunrise, or any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly identifiable objects, persons, or vehicles on the roadway.
(1) A head lamp shall emit a white light and be visible from the front at a distance no less than 500 feet.
(2) A rear red reflector shall be visible when illuminated by a vehicle head lamp from a distance of not less than 300 feet.
(3) A rear red lamp visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be used in addition to the rear red reflector.
(B) No person shall operate a motorized play vehicle or motorized skateboard unless it is equipped with a brake which enables the operator to make a braked wheel(s) skid on pavement.
(C) Any operator of a motorized play vehicle or motorized skateboard under the age of 18 years being operated on a roadway shall at all times wear a full-face protective helmet on his or her head in an appropriate and safely secured manner. The helmet should be Department of Transportation approved and designated “full-face protection” by the manufacturer.
(D) The operator of a motorized play vehicle or motorized skateboard shall wear at all times protective glasses or goggles or a transparent face shield of a type approved for motorcycle or motor-driven cycle use.
(E) No person shall operate a motorized play vehicle or motorized skateboard without wearing footwear. The footwear must have a sole and completely cover the feet and toes.
(Prior Code, § 14-6-7) (Ord. 11-14, passed 10-10-2011) Penalty, see § 10.99