No person under the age of 18 years shall ride upon or use in-line
skates, roller blades, roller skates, skateboards, zipper scooters
or similar human-powered locomotion devices unless that person is
wearing a properly fitted and fastened helmet which meets the standards
of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z90.4 bicycle helmet
standard), or the Snell Memorial Foundation's 1990 Standard for
Protective Headgear for Use in Bicycling, or a helmet which is designed
specifically for use with the particular device being used.
No person shall operate or cause to be operated any human-powered
locomotion device or bicycle upon the sidewalks of the Borough of
Wallington in a careless or hazardous fashion or in a manner creating
interference with pedestrian traffic.
It shall be unlawful for any person using a human-powered locomotion
device to hold onto a motor vehicle while said motor vehicle is in
motion.
Every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this
chapter or any supplement thereto shall be liable as follows:
A. First offense: a fine of $25 or five hours' community service, or
both;
B. Second offense: a fine of $50 or 10 hours' community service, or
both; or
C. Third or more offense: a fine of $100, 20 hours' community service
or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 days, or any combination
of these sanctions.
The parent or guardian of the person who violates the provisions of this chapter may be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty, of the Code of the Borough of Wallington.
Penalties provided in this chapter for a failure to wear a helmet
may be waived if an offender, his or her parent or legal guardian,
presents suitable proof that an approved helmet was owned at the time
of the violation or has been purchased since the violation occurred.