[Adopted 11-19-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
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 Holley, 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 article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
IN-LINE SKATES
Shoes, skates or footwear with a single row of roller wheels.
ROLLER SKATES
Shoes, skates or footwear with two or more rows of roller
wheels.
SKATEBOARD
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 hard surfaces, without a mechanism
or other device for steering while being used, operated or ridden.
No person shall use or operate a skateboard,
in-line skates or roller skates upon any 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 Holley:
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. By operating, jumping or performing stunts on the
steps or outside the doorways of places or within four feet of the
doorway of any public business or place of meeting.
E. In violation of any provisions of Article 34 of the
Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
Any person violating any provision of this article
shall 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.
[Adopted 10-12-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
The purpose of this article is to promote safety
by establishing a local law requiring bicycle riders and passengers,
skateboard users and rollerskaters to wear protective gear, thereby
reducing the possibility of injuries and fatalities.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BICYCLE
Any vehicle with two wheels in tandem, a steering handle,
seat and pedals. This definition includes a bicycle equipped with
temporary training wheels.
HELMET
Any protective equipment designed or intended to be worn
on the head which complies with the standards of the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI Z 90.4 bicycle helmet standards) or the
Snell Memorial Foundation's Standards for Protective Headgear for
Use in Bicycling. For purposes of this article, the term "wearing
a helmet" shall mean having a helmet of good fit fastened securely
to the head by the use of helmet straps.
SKATEBOARD
See §
95-2. This definition shall include scooters, go-peds and other similar variations.