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Originally Posted by kookyfish
Hi unless the road is on private property you can skate on it,
it dos`nt matter what the people think .. its a public space,
he was being an ass and dosnt know the law, to which you can get a copy of at your local council regarding said roads,basically its the same as a bike and Im sure you could bike there.
Keep it with you when you go there.
The only thing you can get busted for ...and only the police can do it. Is being in control of a hazardous verhical, or not wearing a helmet or not having a light, as you are on a public raod, the skateboard is classed as a verhical.  and don`t go skateing drunk either or its DUI.; no ####.
other than that go skate there and be friendly about it if aprouched, remember surcrity gaurds are just hired thugs, imo. |
Nice man. I did some reading up on Chch's bylaws and here's some stuff to add to it.
Christchurch City Traffic And Parking Bylaw 1991
"SKATEBOARD" means a board fitted with wheels used to support a person and
propelled by that person using muscular energy or with the assistance of a declining
gradient and which has no mechanical means of braking.
"VEHICLE" means a contrivance equipped with wheels, tracks or revolving runners
upon which it moves or is moved; but does not include:- ... (j) Any skateboard
37. SKATEBOARDS PROHIBITED
No skateboards shall be permitted to enter upon any attended off-street parking area
unless the written consent of the Council has first been obtained.
(
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Bylaws/ChchCi...gBylaw1991.pdf)
Christchurch City Public Places And Signs Bylaw 2003
3. PLAYING AT GAMES
(1) Subject to clause 3(2), no person shall play at any game or ride in or upon any
... skateboard,... in any road or public place, in such a manner or at such a time as may cause damage to property owned by the Council or may cause annoyance, danger or
inconvenience to residents or members of the public in the vicinity.
(2) The Council may from time to time by resolution publicly notified in a
newspaper circulating in the City prohibit the use of skateboards or roller
blades in any public place or any part of a public place or any road or any part
of a road.
(3) The Council
shall mark any such prohibited public place or road by erecting
such signs, markings or notices as the Council sees fit.
(4) No person shall use a skateboard or roller blade in any public place or road
prohibited by the Council pursuant to sub-clause (2) of this clause.
So.. to cut through the legalease, according to the Chch city council, a skateboard isn't a vehicleyou can skate where you like so long as there isn't a sign put there by the council saying otherwise and so long as it isn't a public carpark. You can probably still skate in mall carparks etc (again, so long as there isn't a sign saying you can't).
As Kookyfish said, be friendly and polite if you get approached. Cops can only arrest you if they have a reason to suspect the law is being broken (and if you aren't polite, they can say you were giving them a reason to suspect and so on). A similar thing applies to security guards (read 'hired thugs').
Do a google search for your local city bylaws and what they say about skating.