478.01 Safe riding regulations.
478.02 Riding on right side of roadway; riding abreast.
478.03 Riding upon sidewalks.
478.04 Attaching skateboards to other vehicles.
478.05 Parent's responsibility.
478.06 Suspension of riding privileges; impounding of skateboards.
CROSS REFERENCES
Street or highway defined - see TRAF. 402.44
Play streets - see TRAF. 412.03
Toy vehicles on roadway - see TRAF. 412.04
Right-of-way on sidewalks - see TRAF. 416.09
Attaching coasters, etc., to vehicles - see TRAF. 474.03
(a) Whenever a person is riding a skateboard upon a sidewalk or street, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian.
(b) No person shall ride a skateboard across or through any intersection involving a through street. Such intersections are to be crossed by carrying the skateboard across or through such intersection.
(c) Whenever a person is riding a skateboard upon a sidewalk, the person, before overtaking and passing a blind person carrying a white or metallic cane, shall dismount and overtake or pass such blind person on foot.
(d) Every rider of a skateboard shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian or any vehicle upon any roadway, sidewalk or path, or endangering the life, limb or property of any person while in the lawful use of the streets, sidewalks or any other private or public property.
(e) No person shall operate a skateboard at a speed greater than is reasonable and proper under the conditions then existing.
(f) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 92-255. Passed 9-1-92.)
(a) Every person operating a skateboard upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, obeying all traffic rules applicable to vehicles and exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 92-255. Passed 9-1-92.)
(a) A person operating a skateboard shall ride upon the sidewalk rather than the roadway when sidewalks are available, except that no person shall ride a skateboard upon a sidewalk upon or along which signs have been erected by authority of the Chief of Police prohibiting such riding, or within a business district.
(b) A person operating a skateboard shall ride upon a sidewalk or roadway with due caution and safety, except that no person shall ride a skateboard upon the sidewalk or roadway between Mechanic Street and the railroad tracks on Main Street, but shall instead carry a skateboard over the sidewalk in this area.
(c) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 92-255. Passed 9-1-92.)
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