[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of West Carthage 7-11-2005 by L.L. No. 2-2005. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Bicycles — See Ch. 27.
Snowmobiles and motorbikes — See Ch. 71.
It is in the public interest and a matter of public safety to provide for the regular flow of traffic on public thoroughfares and to otherwise regulate the use of skateboards, in-line skates and roller skates in the Village of West Carthage, so as to promote the health and welfare of the citizens of the Village, in particular young children using these devices on sidewalks and public roads.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
IN-LINE SKATES
Shoes, skates or footwear with a single row of roller wheels and commonly referred to as "roller blades."
ROLLER SKATES
Shoes, skates or footwear with two or more rows of roller wheels.
SKATEBOARD
A narrow board f 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 hard surfaces, without a mechanism or other device for steering while being used, operated or ridden.
It shall be unlawful to operate skateboards, in-line skates or roller skates within the Village of West Carthage at any of the following locations:
Street
Side
Location
Bridge Street
North
From the bridge to North Jefferson Street
Bridge Street
North
From Potter Street to Broad Street
Bridge Street
South
From the bridge to South Jefferson Street
High Street
Both
From Potter Street to Broad Street
North Broad Street
Both
Entire length
South Broad Street
Both
Entire length
Village municipal and adjacent paved parking and driving areas
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No person shall use or operate a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates upon any permitted public streets (including the entire paved and improved surfaces thereof, including gutter areas, from curb to curb, where curbs exist), sidewalks or on any public lands within the Village of West Carthage:
A. 
In a careless manner without due caution and circumspection;
B. 
While endangering or in any manner to create a risk or danger to any person or property; or
C. 
In any manner which impedes or interferes with pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Persons operating a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
D. 
In violation of any provisions of Article 34 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
A. 
Every person operating a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates shall operate in the same in strict observance of Article 34 of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law relating to the operation of bicycle and play vehicles, except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application.
B. 
The operator of a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates emerging from any alley, driveway or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians on said sidewalk and any motor vehicles operating in the vicinity of the sidewalk.
C. 
Whenever any person shall operate a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an appropriate audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
D. 
No person shall operate a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates at nighttime unless he or she is wearing reflective clothing, which shall be visible from a distance of not less than 300 feet from the front, side and rear when directly in front of the lawful beams of headlights on a motor vehicle. "Reflective clothing" shall 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 who permits a minor to violate any provision of this chapter and any person violating any provision of this chapter shall each be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $25 for the first offense and not more than $50 for each offense thereafter.