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 Title 6. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
 Chapter 6.06. RULES OF THE ROAD

  § 6.06.030. Use of coasters, roller skates, roller blades, skateboards and similar devices restricted.  

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  • (a)

    No person upon roller skates, roller blades, skateboards 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 such person shall be granted all 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 RMC 6.06.070.

    (b)

    It is unlawful for any person to use a skateboard, coaster, roller skates, roller blades, or any similar device upon a side walk within the boundaries of the downtown business district. For the purpose of this section, the downtown business district is defined as that area bordered on the north and south by Sixth and Second Streets, respectively, and on the east and west by Lake and Sierra Streets respectively.

    (c)

    It is unlawful for any person to use a skateboard, coaster, roller skates, roller blades, or any similar device upon any public property that is posted with reference to this section.

    (d)

    It is unlawful for any person, where such use is permitted, to operate or use a skateboard, coaster, roller skates, roller blades, or similar device to jump on or over any object, to jump off or onto stairs, handrails, benches, planters or any structure not designed for such use; or to operate these and similar devices in other than a careful or prudent manner, or at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and proper, having due regard for the traffic and pedestrians on and the surface and width of the street, sidewalk or walkway; or such rate of speed as to endanger the life, safety, or property of any person.

    (e)

    Where otherwise lawful, the use of coasters, roller skates, roller blades, skateboards and similar devices is prohibited on public streets and sidewalks in the Downtown Tax District, as defined in RMC 2.06.080, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. and in city parks, during the hours the parks are closed, as posted.

(Code 1966, § 8.12.040; Ord. No. 3344, § 1, 12-23-85; Ord. No. 3409, § 1, 7-14-86; Ord. No. 4822, § 1, 11-8-97; Ord. No. 5856, § 1, 7-5-06; Ord. No. 5894, § 1, 12-4-06; Ord. No. 6267, § 1, 11-7-12; Ord. No. 6316, § 1, 1-29-14)

Editor's note

Formerly § 6.06.020.