Burlingame Municipal Code Ch. 13.54 Skateboard, Roller Blades, in Line Skates, Roller Skates and Coasters

Every person riding a skateboard, in line skate, roller blade, or roller skate, coaster or similar device, referred to in this chapter as a "skate," upon a city street has all the rights and is subject to all duties applicable to the driver of a bicycle by Section 21200 of the Vehicle Code, except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application. Such persons shall also be subject to the additional regulations set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 1316 § 1, (1986); Ord. 1483 § 1, (1993))

(a) Every person riding or operating a skate on any public street in the city shall keep to the extreme right of the traffic lane.

(b) Two or more skaters shall not travel abreast.

(c) No person shall ride or operate a skate on the sidewalk or street in any of the business districts of the city.

(d) No skate shall be operated on the sidewalk in any of the residential districts when and where the sidewalk is being used by pedestrians.

(e) Only one person shall ride upon a skate.

(f) No person shall ride a skate in or on any public park or city parking lot.

(g) No person shall ride on a skate except in a standing position.

(Ord. 1316 § 1, (1986); Ord. 1483 § 1, (1993))

No person traveling on a skate shall hold onto, pull, cling to or attach himself or herself or his or her skate to any other moving skate or vehicle.

(Ord. 1316 § 1, (1986); Ord. 1483 § 1, (1993))

Every person riding and operating a skate shall obey all traffic signals and signs and before making turns give the same signals as required by the operators of motor vehicles.

(Ord. 1316 § 1, (1986); Ord. 1483 § 1, (1993))

No person shall ride a skate at night upon any street, alley or sidewalk.

(Ord. 1316 § 1, (1986); Ord. 1483 § 1, (1993))