[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Genesee 6-14-1993 by Ord. No.
93-2. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall roller-skate or ride a skateboard, tricycle
or scooter anywhere in the Town without complying with the terms of
this chapter. As used herein, to roller-skate shall mean to skate
on any type of roller skates, street skates, roller blades, or ski
skates.
A.
No person shall roller-skate, ride a tricycle or ride a scooter on
any street except for the purpose of crossing the street. The state
laws and Town ordinances related to pedestrians crossing streets shall
apply to persons crossing a street on roller skates or on a tricycle
or on a scooter. No person crossing a street on roller skates or on
a tricycle or on a scooter shall travel too fast for safety under
conditions existing or in a reckless manner.
B.
No person shall ride a skateboard on any street for any purpose.
A.
No person shall roller-skate or ride a skateboard, tricycle or scooter
in a reckless manner.
B.
No person shall ride a skateboard, tricycle or scooter or roller-skate
without exercising due care for the safety of other persons and without
yielding to pedestrians.
C.
No person shall roller-skate or ride a skateboard, tricycle or scooter
in the Town between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. except those
play vehicles which are equipped with rubber tires upon each roller
or wheel thereof.
No person shall roller-skate or ride a skateboard, tricycle
or scooter on any private property without express permission of the
owner and occupant of said property, and no person shall roller-skate
or ride a skateboard or scooter on any public property, including
property owned by any local school board, the Town of Genesee, Waukesha
County, or the State of Wisconsin.
A.
No parent, spouse, guardian or other person having care and custody
of a child under the age of 18 years shall permit or, by inefficient
control, allow such child to roller-skate or ride a skateboard, tricycle
or scooter anywhere in the Town without complying with the terms of
this chapter.
B.
Parents in violation of this section shall be liable to the injured
person for any damages resulting from vandalism or damages caused
by their ward or child in addition to any penalty imposed by the court
under this chapter.
