(A) No person shall operate a motorized skateboard in excess of the posted speed limit or at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances then existing and in no event greater than 25 miles per hour.

(B) The operator of a motorized skateboard crossing a sidewalk or bicycle path or lane shall yield the right-of-way to all other users.

(C) Motorized skateboards may be operated on a path or lane designated as a bicycle path or lane. However, motorized skateboard operations shall yield at all times to other users.

(D) No motorized skateboard shall be used to carry passengers when it is in operation or motion.

(E) No person operating a motorized skateboard shall attach themselves in any manner to any other vehicle or person.

(F) No person shall operate a motorized skateboard while carrying any package, bundle or article which prevents the operator from keeping both hands on the steering mechanism at all times.

(G) No person shall operate a motorized skateboard that has been structurally or mechanically altered from the original manufacturer’s design unless such alteration reduces the noise level emitted from the motorized play vehicle or motorized skateboard below the noise level emitted by the original manufacturer’s design.

(H) No person shall operate a motorized skateboard in a crosswalk.

(I) No operator of a motorized skateboard shall transport extra fuel in a separate container or alter the fuel reservoir from the original manufacturer’s design.

(J) Persons operating motorized skateboards on a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast.

(K) A motorized skateboard shall ride as close as practicable to the right hand curb or edge of the roadway except when passing other vehicles, preparing for a left turn, or when reasonably necessary to avoid hazardous conditions.

(L) It is unlawful for any person to operate a motorized skateboard upon any street or highway within the City while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage or drug. A person by operating such vehicle upon the street or highway within the City is deemed to have impliedly consented to the administration of a chemical test of the person’s blood or breath for the purpose of determining the alcoholic or drug content of that person’s blood, and upon request of the arresting officer shall be punished by a fine according to § 18-1-2 of this code. (Ord. 05-936, passed 2-28-2005)