This chapter, applicable to skateboards, skates
and in-line skates, shall apply whenever a skateboard or in-line skates
are operated on any street or upon any highway or upon any sidewalk
or any place where pedestrians walk.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
REFLECTIVE CLOTHING
Any shirt, vest, jacket or any other readily visible piece
of apparel equipped with a reflective surface, such as phosphorescent
tape or an equivalent reflective surface.
SKATEBOARD
A single platform mounted on wheels having no mechanism with
which to steer or control the direction or movement while being operated.
Every person operating a skateboard, skates
or in-line skates upon a highway, road or street, dedicated or otherwise
shall operate the same in strict observance of all laws applicable
to a vehicle and the use thereof and in compliance with all rules
of the road applicable to the operation of a vehicle and in compliance
with all traffic laws, except as to those provisions of laws which,
by their nature, can have no application.
The operator of a skateboard, skates or in-line
skates, emerging from an alley, driveway or building, shall, upon
approaching a sidewalk, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians
approaching on said sidewalk.
No person shall stand, park or otherwise place
in a position of temporary storage a skateboard upon a highway, street,
sidewalk or against any building abutting a sidewalk in such a manner
that shall obstruct or render injury to a pedestrian or interfere
with vehicular traffic.
No person shall operate a skateboard or use
skates or in-line skates at night unless he or she is wearing reflective
clothing, which shall be visible from a distance of not less than
50 feet and a maximum of 300 feet from the front, side and rear of
the skateboard, skates or in-line skates when directly in front of
the lawful beams of a headlight on a motor vehicle.
The parent of the minor child or the guardian
of any minor child shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such
child to violate any of the provisions of this chapter.