The following terms, as used in this chapter, are defined below:
SCOOTER
A low board, motorized or nonmotorized, fitted with one or
more wheels at each end and a steering handle attached to the axle
of the front wheel used to glide or propel the user across the ground.
SKATEBOARD
A piece of wood, fiberglass or other rigid material, motorized
or nonmotorized, mounted on wheels used to glide or propel the user
across the ground.
Every person operating any skateboard or scooter upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by Chapter
4 of Title 39 except as those provisions thereof which by their nature can have no application.
No person under the age of 14 may operate or occupy any skateboards
or scooters without wearing a properly fitted and fastened helmet,
as defined in N.J.S.A. 39:4-10.1, which meets the standards of the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z90.4 bicycle helmet standard),
or the Snell Memorial Foundation's 1990 Standard for Protective
Headgear for use in Bicycling, the American Society for Testing and
Materials standard or other such standard, as appropriate.
Any person operating any skateboard or scooter upon a roadway
shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable,
in single file, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle
or one proceeding in the same direction; provided, however, that any
person may move to the left under any of the following situations:
A. To avoid pedestrian traffic, vehicles, debris, drains or other hazardous
conditions that make it impracticable or unsafe to ride at the right
side of the roadway;
B. To pass a slower moving skateboard or scooter;
C. To travel no more than two abreast when traffic is not impeded.
The operation of any skateboard or scooter by any person under
the age of 14 is prohibited upon the following roadways: