Q: How are they going to reduce accidents to zero when they
don’t stop skateboarding period? There should be laws in place to stop people
from riding skateboards either on the road or on sidewalks. I have been hit by
somebody’s skateboard on the sidewalk while walking my dog, and my dog has been
hit by skateboarders. Skate parks should by the only place you can ride a
skateboard. It should be required by law that if a person wants to be
skateboarding in the road then they need a driver’s license, license plates,
registration, and insurance on the skateboard. Could that become a law?
A: Before we tackle the possibility of changing the laws
about skateboards, let’s first review what the laws are now. Yes, I’m putting
off dealing with the hard part, but it’s also good to start with what we know. According
to Washington
State law, a skateboarder is a pedestrian. It might not fit your (or the
dictionary’s) definition, but our law includes, in addition to the normally understood
meaning, any person who is using “a means of
conveyance propelled by human power other than a bicycle.” Skateboards,
kick scooters, roller blades, wheelchairs; using any of them qualifies you as a
pedestrian.
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