It is hereby declared the policy of the Village of Woodridge
to provide for the safety, health and general welfare of the residents
of the Village and the users of its streets, sidewalks and public
parking areas within the Village and to prevent them from sustaining
personal injury or property damage as a result of use and operation
of skateboards within the Village.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PUBLIC PARKING AREA
A lot or part thereof used for the parking of motor vehicles
by the general public, including but not limited to the parking areas
owned by the Village, schools, places of worship and commercial establishments.
SKATEBOARD
A single platform which is mounted on wheels, having no mechanism
or other device with which to steer or control the direction of movement
thereof while being used, operated, or ridden.
No person shall use, operate or ride upon any skateboard upon
any public street or sidewalk or on any public land within the Village
of Woodridge:
A. In a careless manner without due caution and circumspection.
B. While endangering, or in any manner creating a risk or danger to,
any person or property.
C. In any manner to impede or to interfere with pedestrian or 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.
Every person shall abide by the following safety regulations:
A. Every person operating a skateboard shall operate it in the same
strict observance of Article 34 of the New York State Vehicle and
Traffic Law relating to the operation of bicycles and play vehicles,
except as to those provisions which by their nature are inapplicable.
B. The operator of a skateboard emerging from any alley, driveway, or
building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk, yield the right-of-way
to all pedestrians on said sidewalk and any motor vehicles operating
in the vicinity of the sidewalk.
C. Whenever any person shall operate a skateboard upon a sidewalk, such
person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give
an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
D. No person shall operate a skateboard at nighttime unless he or she
is wearing reflective clothing which is visible from a distance of
not less than 50 feet and a maximum of 300 feet from the front, side
and rear when directly in front of the lawful beams of headlights
on a motor vehicle. "Reflective clothing" shall be defined, for the
purposes of this section, as any shirt, vest, or jacket or any other
readily visible piece of apparel equipped with a reflective surface.