The following terms, as used in these sections, are defined below:
SCOOTER
A low board fitted with a wheel 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 or other material mounted on skate wheels used to
glide or propel the user across the ground.
Every person operating any form of skate (aforementioned), 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.
The Board of Commissioners, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-10.10a, may regulate
the operation of all of the aforementioned upon the roadway and public properties
under municipal jurisdiction.
No person under the age of 14 may operate any of the aforementioned
without wearing full protective gear, including helmet, wrist guards, elbow
pads and knee pads; no person under the age of 14 may operate a scooter without
a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads.
No person shall operate or use any of the aforementioned or similar
devices unless the same are in good operable condition and reasonably maintained.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:4-10.10a, any person operating roller
skates, a skateboard or a scooter upon a roadway shall ride as near to the
right side of the roadway as practicable, 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 make a left turn from a left-turn lane or pocket;
B. To avoid debris, drains or other hazardous conditions
that make it impracticable to ride at the right side of the roadway;
C. To pass a slower moving vehicle;
D. To occupy any available land when traveling at the same
speed as other traffic; or
E. To travel no more than two abreast when traffic is not
impeded.
The operation of the aforementioned by any person under the age of 14
is prohibited upon the following roadways:
C. Any section of roadway with a posted speed limit in excess
of 35 miles per hour.
D. Streets and sidewalks in the following business districts
in the Town of West New York between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.:
Bergenline Avenue from 49th to 67th Street, Park Avenue from 49th to 67th
Street, 60th Street from Kennedy Boulevard to Boulevard East, Boulevard East
and Kennedy Boulevard from 49th to 67th Street.
E. No person shall operate or use any of the aforementioned
devices in any park, ball field or playground within the Town of West New
York.