§ 150-207. Use of coasters, roller skates and similar devices.

(a)

Use of roadway. No person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device shall go upon any roadway except while crossing a street on a crosswalk, and when so crossing the person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians. This section shall not apply upon any street while set aside as a play street as authorized by ordinance.

(b)

Use of sidewalks. There shall be no skating or riding on the sidewalks within the central traffic district or any business district, but any person may so skate or ride upon the sidewalks outside the central traffic district or any business district.

(c)

Prohibited acts. It shall be unlawful for persons so skating or riding to gather in crowds or to create noise or be guilty of any disorderly conduct or to take hold of or hang onto any automobile or other vehicle or in any way to interfere with the natural progress of vehicles along and in the streets of the city or for two or more persons to join hands while skating on the sidewalk. Persons so skating or riding shall give right-of-way to and in no way interfere with persons walking on the sidewalks.

(d)

Duty of parent or guardian. The parent of any child and the guardian of the person of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit that child or ward to violate this section.

(Code 1977, § 13-2340)