[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Albion at time of adoption of Code 8-14-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks and recreation — See Ch. 59.
Noise — See Ch. 236.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 196.
Zoning — See Ch. 290.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
INLINE SKATES
Shoes, skates or footwear with one or more rows of roller wheels.
REFLECTIVE CLOTHING
Any shirt, vest or jacket or any other readily visible piece of apparel equipped with a reflective surface.
ROLLER SKATES
Shoes, skates or footwear with two or more rows of roller wheels.
SKATEBOARD
A narrow board of wood, plastic, fiberglass or similar material with roller skates or other types of wheels attached to each end and used for gliding or moving on any hard surfaces, without a mechanism or other devise for steering while being used, operated or ridden.
No person shall operate a skateboard, inline skates or roller skates upon the public streets (including the entire paved and improved surfaces thereof, including gutter areas, from curb to curb, where curbs exist) or sidewalks within the business districts on Main Street between East Avenue and the Erie/Barge Canal, and on East Bank Street and West Bank Street between Liberty Street and Ingersol Street.
No person shall use or operate a skateboard, inline 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 any public lands within the Village of Albion:
A. 
In a careless manner without due caution and circumspection;
B. 
In a manner which endangers or in any manner which creates a risk or danger to any person or property; or
C. 
In any manner which impedes or interferes with pedestrian or vehicular traffic.
A. 
Every person operating a skateboard, inline skates or roller 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 nature can have no application.
B. 
The operator of a skateboard, inline skates or roller skates emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk, yield the right of way to all pedestrians on said sidewalk.
C. 
Whenever any person shall operate a skateboard, inline skates or roller 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.
D. 
No person shall operate a skateboard, inline skates or roller skates at nighttime unless he or she is wearing reflective clothing which shall be visible from a distance of not less than 300 feet from the front, side and rear when directly in front of the lawful beams of headlights on a motor vehicle.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment of not more than 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.