[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Sleepy Hollow as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Recreational vehicles — See Ch. 405.
[Adopted 8-18-1937; amended in its entirety 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013 (Ch. 9, Art. I, of
the 1965 Code)]
No bicycles, in-line skates, skateboards, or other vehicle propelled
or moved by power carried by the vehicle itself, or foot power, shall
be allowed to run on any sidewalk in this Village, in the commercial
zones of the Village. In all residential and other zones, bicycles,
in-line skates, skateboards, or other vehicles propelled or moved
by power carried by the vehicle itself, or foot power, shall be allowed
on sidewalks, but must yield to pedestrians. Motorized equipment for
the handicapped is excluded.
No vehicle of the nature herein mentioned shall be permitted
on the streets after sunset without having proper lights and/or reflectors
on the same. Operators and/or passengers of vehicles of the nature
herein mentioned shall wear reflective equipment when operating such
vehicles after sunset.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction, be subject to a penalty not to exceed $250 for each
and every offense.
[Adopted 5-22-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001 (Ch. 9, Art. II, of
the 1965 Code)]
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
The purpose of this article is to promote safety by establishing
a local law requiring bicycle riders and passengers, skateboard and
in-line skate users and rollerskaters to wear protective gear, thereby
reducing the possibility of injuries and fatalities.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any vehicle with two wheels in tandem, a steering handle,
seat and pedals. This definition includes a bicycle equipped with
temporary training wheels.
Any protective equipment designed or intended to be worn
on the head which complies with the standards of the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI Z 90.4 bicycle helmet standards) or the
Snell Memorial Foundation's Standards for Protective Headgear
for Use in Bicycling.
A device consisting of an upper portion that is secured to
a human foot, with a frame or chassis attached along the length of
the bottom of such upper portion, with such frame or chassis holding
two or more wheels that are longitudinally aligned and used to skate
or glide by means of human foot and leg power while having such device
attached to each such foot or leg.
[Added 1-22-2013 by L.L.
No. 1-2013]
A shoe with small wheels attached to it, including any form
of in-line wheel configuration.
A short, oblong board with wheels at each end. This definition
shall include scooters, go-peds and other similar variations.
Having a helmet of good fit fastened securely to the head
by the use of helmet straps.
A.
No person operating a bicycle shall carry an infant under the age
of one year as a passenger by any means whatsoever, including the
use of a bicycle seat, body pack or by any other means.
B.
No persons operating a bicycle shall carry as a passenger any person
between the ages of one year and five years unless such passenger
is placed in a separate seat, securely attached to the bicycle, and
such seat is capable of retaining the passenger in place and protecting
the passenger from the moving parts of the bicycle.
C.
No person who is 15 years of age or younger shall operate a two-wheeled
bicycle, or be carried as a passenger, unless such person is wearing
a helmet meeting the standards of the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) or the Snell Memorial Foundation's Standards
for Protective Headgear for Use in Bicycling.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
D.
No person who is 15 years of age or younger shall use a skateboard,
in-line skates or any type of roller skates unless such person is
wearing a helmet meeting the standards of the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) or the Snell Memorial Foundation's Standards
for Protective Headgear for Use in Bicycling.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
A.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a violation and liable for a civil fine
not to exceed $250. In addition, any person who is a parent or guardian
of a minor child, and whose minor child is found in violation of any
of the provisions of this article, shall, upon conviction, be guilty
of a violation and liable for a civil fine not to exceed $250.
B.
The court may waive any fine for a person who violates any provision
of this article where the court is supplied with proof that, between
the date of the violation and the appearance date for violation of
this article, a person accused of a violation has purchased, rented
or otherwise secured possession of a helmet.
C.
The court may, in its discretion, waive any fine for which a person
who violates the provisions of this article would otherwise be liable
if the court finds that due to reasons of economic hardship such person
was unable to purchase a helmet or due to such economic hardship such
person was unable to obtain a helmet from the statewide bicycle helmet
distribution program, as established in § 206 of the Public
Health Law, or other local distribution program.
D.
The failure of any person to comply with the provisions of this article
shall not constitute contributory negligence or assumption of risk
and shall not in any way bar, preclude or foreclose an action for
personal injury or wrongful death by or on behalf of such person,
nor in any way diminish or reduce the damages recoverable in any such
action.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
Pursuant to New York Municipal Home Rule Law § 22,
this article is intended to supersede any inconsistent provision of
law.
