[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Massapequa
Park 10-23-1995 by L.L. No. 11-1995. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Shoes, skates or footwear with a single row of roller wheels.
Shoes, skates or footwear with two or more sets of roller wheels.
A narrow board of wood, plastic, fiberglass or similar material with
roller-skate or other type of wheels attached to each end and used for gliding
or moving on any surfaces.
No person shall use or operate a skateboard, in-line skates, roller
skates or a similar device upon sidewalks in front of commercial property
in the Village of Massapequa Park, in Municipal Parking Fields or in, under
or around the Long Island Railroad Station in Massapequa Park, New York.
A.Â
Every person operating a skateboard, in-line skates or
roller skates shall operate the same in strict observance of Article 34 of
the New York State Vehicular and Traffic Law relating to the operation of
bicycles and play vehicles, except as to those provisions which by their nature
can have no application.
B.Â
Whenever any person shall operate a skateboard, in-line
skates or roller skates upon a sidewalk in a residential area, such person
shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal
before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
C.Â
No person shall operate a skateboard, roller skates or
in-line skates at nighttime unless he or she is wearing reflective clothing,
which shall be visible from a distance of no less than 50 feet and a maximum
of 300 feet from the front, side and rear when directly in front of the lawful
beams of a headlight on a lawful motor vehicle. "Reflective clothing" may
be defined, for the purposes of this chapter, as any shirt, vest or jacket
or any other readily visible piece of apparel equipped with a reflective surface.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of
a violation and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a mandatory minimum
fine of $50 for each offense and/or up to five days of imprisonment.
