Every person operating an electric scooter upon a roadway shall
be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties
applicable to the driver of a vehicle and the rider of a bicycle as
set forth in the Vehicle and Traffic Law, except as to those special
regulations detailed in Vehicle and Traffic Law Article 34-D and except
as to those provisions which by their nature have no application.
No person shall operate an electric scooter unless such operation
complies with the provisions of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and any
local law and regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees.
A.
No person shall operate an electric scooter upon any of the streets
or parts thereof in the Village of Ossining as described in Schedule
III (§ 83-20) and made a part of this chapter. Adequate
signage shall be visibly posted outside the boundaries of such prohibited
areas.
B.
Upon written request to the Village Manager, the Board of Trustees
may designate appropriate Village-owned public lands and properties
under its jurisdiction for use by electric scooters. The Board of
Trustees may impose restrictions and conditions for the regulation
and safe operation of electric scooters, including specific trails
where operation is restricted or prohibited and hours of operation
as described in Schedule IV (§ 83-21).
C.
Electric scooters may be parked on sidewalks over which the Village
has jurisdiction in the following circumstances:
(1)
The electric scooter is owned by a natural person where the owner
is engaged in personal use, provided that the electric scooter is
not parked in a manner that interferes with the free passage of pedestrians
on a sidewalk. The Board of Trustees shall provide a method by which
an electric scooter owned by a natural person may be so identified;
and
A.
No electric scooter shall be used to carry more than one person at
a time. No person operating an electric scooter shall carry any person
as a passenger in a pack fastened to the operator or fastened to the
electric scooter.
B.
No person operating an electric scooter shall carry any package,
bundle or article which prevents the operator from keeping at least
one hand upon the handlebars or which obstructs the operator's
vision in any direction.
C.
The operator of an electric scooter shall yield the right-of-way
to pedestrians.
D.
No person less than 16 years of age shall operate or ride as a passenger
on an electric scooter, and no person 16 years of age or older shall
allow any person less than 16 years of age to operate or ride as a
passenger on an electric scooter. A police officer shall issue a summons
for a violation of this section by a person less than 16 years of
age to the parent or guardian of such person if the violation occurs
in the presence of such person's parent or guardian and where
such parent or guardian is 18 years of age or more. Such summons shall
only be issued to such parent or guardian and shall not be issued
to the person less than 16 years of age.
E.
No person shall operate an electric scooter at a speed that is greater
than is reasonable and prudent under existing conditions and in no
event in excess of 15 miles per hour.
G.
No operator of an electric scooter shall attach the scooter or operator
to any vehicle being operated on a roadway. No vehicle operator shall
knowingly permit any person to attach any electric scooter or the
operator of the electric scooter to the operator's vehicle.
A.
Upon all roadways, any electric scooter shall be operated either
on a usable bicycle or in-line skate lane or, if a usable bicycle
or in-line skate lane has not been provided, near the right-hand curb
or edge of the roadway or upon a usable right-hand shoulder in such
a manner as to prevent undue interference with the flow of traffic,
except when preparing for a left turn or when reasonably necessary
to avoid conditions that would make it unsafe to continue along near
the right-hand curb or edge. Conditions to be taken into consideration
include, but are not limited to, fixed or moving objects, vehicles,
bicycles, in-line skates, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards or
traffic lanes too narrow for a person operating an electric scooter
and a vehicle to travel safely side-by-side within the lane.
B.
Persons operating electric scooters upon a roadway shall ride single
file. Persons operating electric scooters upon a shoulder, bicycle
or in-line skate lane, or bicycle or in-line skate path intended for
use of bicycles, in-line skates or electric scooters may ride two
or more abreast if sufficient space is available, except when passing
a vehicle, bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, person
on in-line skates or pedestrian standing or proceeding along such
shoulder, lane or path, persons operating electric scooters shall
operate such scooters single file.
C.
Any person who is operating an electric scooter who is entering a
roadway from a private road, driveway, alley or over a curb shall
come to a full stop before entering the roadway.
A.
Every electric scooter when in use during the period from 1/2 hour
after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise shall be equipped with a lamp
on the front which shall emit a white light visible during hours of
darkness from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with
a red light visible to the rear for 300 feet. At least one such light
shall be visible for 200 feet from each side.
B.
No person shall operate an electric scooter unless such scooter is
equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a signal audible
for a distance of at least 100 feet, except that an electric scooter
shall not be equipped with nor shall any person use upon an electric
scooter any siren or whistle.
C.
Every electric scooter shall be equipped with a brake that enables
the operator to bring the electric scooter to a controlled stop.
No person 16 or 17 years of age shall ride upon, propel or otherwise
operate an electric scooter unless such person is wearing a helmet
meeting the standards established by the Commissioner of the Department
of Motor Vehicles pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1238(2-a).
Wearing a helmet means having a properly fitting helmet fixed securely
on the head of such wearer with the helmet straps securely fastened.
Any person 18 years of age or older operating an electric scooter
who knowing or having cause to know that physical injury, as defined
in Subdivision 9 of § 10.00 of the Penal Law, has been caused
to another person due to the operation of the electric scooter by
such operator shall, before leaving the place where the physical injury
occurred, stop and provide his or her name and residence, including
street and street number, to the injured party, if practical, and
also to a police officer, or in the event that no police officer is
in the vicinity of the place of said injury, then such person shall
report such incident as soon as physically able to the nearest police
station or judicial officer.
To the extent violations of this article are not governed by Vehicle and Traffic Law Article 34-D (Operation of Electric Scooters), violations of any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine as provided for in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article III, General Penalty.
