Every person operating an electric 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 and the rider of a bicycle as
set forth in the Vehicle and Traffic Law, except as to those special
regulations detailed in Vehicle and Traffic Law Article 34-D and except
as to those provisions which by their nature have no application.
No person shall operate an electric scooter unless such operation
complies with the provisions of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and any
local law and regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees.
No person 16 or 17 years of age shall ride upon, propel or otherwise
operate an electric scooter unless such person is wearing a helmet
meeting the standards established by the Commissioner of the Department
of Motor Vehicles pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1238(2-a).
Wearing a helmet means having a properly fitting helmet fixed securely
on the head of such wearer with the helmet straps securely fastened.
Any person 18 years of age or older operating an electric scooter
who knowing or having cause to know that physical injury, as defined
in Subdivision 9 of § 10.00 of the Penal Law, has been caused
to another person due to the operation of the electric scooter by
such operator shall, before leaving the place where the physical injury
occurred, stop and provide his or her name and residence, including
street and street number, to the injured party, if practical, and
also to a police officer, or in the event that no police officer is
in the vicinity of the place of said injury, then such person shall
report such incident as soon as physically able to the nearest police
station or judicial officer.
To the extent violations of this article are not governed by Vehicle and Traffic Law Article 34-D (Operation of Electric Scooters), violations of any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine as provided for in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
III, General Penalty.