[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Gresham as §§ 7.14, 7.15 and 7.20 of the prior Code.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or ride a skateboard
or roller skates in any of the following places:
Operators or riders of skateboards or roller skates shall yield
the right-of-way to other pedestrians using Village sidewalks, and
shall not otherwise endanger or interfere with normal pedestrian traffic
on those sidewalks.
Every person using in-line skates upon a public roadway shall
be subject to the provisions of all ordinances and state laws applicable
to the operator of any vehicle, except those provisions with reference
to equipment of vehicle and except those provisions which, by their
nature, would have no application.
Every person using in-line skates upon a sidewalk or walkway
shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall exercise
due care when passing any other person.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use in-line skates in
any public or private parking lot. It shall be further unlawful for
any person to use in-line skates on private property unless permission
has been received from the owner, lessee or person in charge of the
property.
A.
Every person using in-line skates on any public street or alley shall
keep as close to the right-hand curb as possible and shall proceed
with traffic. Every person using in-line skates upon a one-way public
street or alley shall proceed in the direction of the one-way traffic.
B.
Every person using in-line skates upon a roadway shall ride single
file on all public roadways.
C.
Persons using in-line skates upon a public roadway shall not impede
the normal and reasonable movement of motor vehicle traffic.
It shall be unlawful to use in-line skates on any Village roadway
or sidewalk after daylight hours.
It shall be unlawful for any person using in-line skates to
cling to or attach to any bicycle or other moving vehicle upon a public
roadway.
It shall be unlawful to play hockey or any other game on in-line
skates on any Village roadway.
Every person using in-line skates upon a public roadway shall
stop for all stop signs and traffic signals.
The operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a
user of in-line skates in the same manner as for bicyclists and pedestrians
under §§ 346.23, 346.24, 346.37 and 346.38, Wis. Stats.
When using in-line skates, every person shall, upon entering a public
roadway, yield the right-of-way to motor vehicles, except that a person
using in-line skates shall be subject to the same regulations as bicyclists
and pedestrians under §§ 346.23, 346.24, 346.37 and
346.38, Wis. Stats.
The penalty for violation of any provision of this chapter shall
be a forfeiture as hereafter provided, together with statutory court
costs and penalty assessment, if applicable.
A.
State forfeiture statutes. Forfeitures for violation of §§ 340.01
to 348.28, Wis. Stats., shall conform to the forfeiture permitted
to be imposed for violation of the statutes adopted by reference,
including any variations or increases for subsequent offenses.
B.
State fine statutes. The forfeiture for violation of any statute
adopted by reference hereunder for which the penalty is a fine shall
not exceed the maximum fine permitted under such statute.
