[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Dansville 8-29-1995 by L.L.
No. 9-1995. Amendments noted where indicated.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 308.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
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.
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.
A.
Parent of child.
(1)
The parent of any child shall not authorize or knowingly permit any
such child to violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
(2)
If a parent has been notified that his/her child has violated any
provision of this chapter, that parent shall be deemed to have authorized
and knowingly permitted all subsequent violations of this chapter
by such child.
B.
This chapter applies to skateboards, in-line skates and roller skates
whenever such are operated upon any public streets or upon any sidewalks
in the Village of Dansville.
A.
Every person operating a skateboard, roller skates or in-line skates
shall operate the same in 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
can have no application.
B.
Every person operating a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates
shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of
the duties applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle under Title
7 of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, except as to special
regulations in this chapter and except to such provisions of said
Title 7 which by their nature can have no application.
C.
No person shall use or operate either 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 Dansville:
D.
The operator of a skateboard, roller 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 said walk.
E.
Whenever any person shall operate a skateboard, roller skates or
in-line skates upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way
to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking
and passing such pedestrian.
F.
No person shall operate a skateboard, roller skates or in-line skates
at nighttime 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 when directly in front of
the lawful beams of headlight on a motor vehicle. "Reflective clothing"
shall be defined, for the purposes of this chapter, as any shirt,
vest or jacket or any other readily visible piece of apparel equipped
with a reflecting surface.
G.
No person riding on any skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates
shall attach the same or himself/herself to any vehicle being operated
on the highway.
H.
Riding on roadways; crossing streets; riding single file.
(1)
Upon all roadways, any skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates
shall be operated as near to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway,
or if available, then on the usable right-hand shoulder, in such a
manner as to prevent undue interference with the flow of traffic except
when reasonably necessary to avoid conditions that would make it unsafe
to continue along near the right-hand shoulder, curb or edge of the
roadway.
(2)
All persons operating a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates
who desire to cross a public street or to turn onto another street
shall only do so in the same manner as authorized for pedestrian traffic.
(3)
All persons operating a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates
on a public street shall do so in single file and not abreast of each
other.
I.
Any person operating a skateboard, in-line skates or roller skates
who is entering a public street from a private road, driveway, alley
or over a curb shall come to a complete stop before entering the street.
J.
No person shall use or operate a skateboard over the following streets
or over any portion of the sidewalks adjacent thereto, or over the
following public areas:
[Added 7-14-1998 by L.L.
No. 5-1998]
(2)
Old Station Road.
(3)
Elizabeth Street between Perine and Liberty Streets.
(4)
Spruce Street between Franklin and Liberty Streets.
(5)
Franklin Street between Main Street and Spruce Street.
(6)
Battle Street between Main Street and Spruce Street.
(7)
Church Street between Clara Barton Street and Liberty Street.
(8)
School Street between Clara Barton Street and Liberty Street.
(9)
Liberty Street between Elizabeth Street and School Street.
(10)
Chestnut Avenue between Main Street and Elizabeth Street.
(11)
Paradise Alley.
(12)
All sidewalks within Church Park.
(13)
All municipally owned or leased land in back of the buildings
on both sides of Main Street.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Each violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine
not exceeding $250, imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both
such fine and imprisonment, for each offense.
