Skateboarding laws in Victoria

**jessse** · 04-24-2009 05:39 AM

I live in victoria . And im just wondering, are there any skateboard laws in victoria, like, should you ride on the footpath or the road or like, are you not alowed to skate in serten areas or serten parts of the road, what... is there any thing!!! do any of you guys know of any laws?

**stephen.mhsrider** · 04-24-2009 05:44 AM

in victoria, you are allowed to skate on roads without lane markings at up to 50km/h. otherwise, you are legally required to ride on the footpath.

**jessse** · 05-04-2009 03:27 AM

Do you live in melbourne? Were?

**stephen.mhsrider** · 05-04-2009 04:05 AM

im in brighton/elsternwick you?

**jessse** · 05-04-2009 04:50 AM

Genroy, its near broadmedows.

**guitarchick2182** · 05-04-2009 05:05 AM

sooo...whenever i ride to uni on the footpath and people yell at me i can just tell them to piss off cause technically im obeying the law?

**DirtyCarve** · 05-04-2009 05:36 AM

Originally Posted by guitarchick2182

sooo...whenever i ride to uni on the footpath and people yell at me i can just tell them to piss off cause technically im obeying the law?

Why did you say technically? It's not a technicality, that's where they want you to ride, and probably always will. (They would also have to ban every wheeled device eg, trollies, scooters ect.)
If anything riding on certain unmarked roads is a technicality.

Sorry if I came off as the grammar police, just for some reason this annoyed me heaps.

**stephen.mhsrider** · 05-04-2009 05:37 AM

Originally Posted by guitarchick2182

sooo...whenever i ride to uni on the footpath and people yell at me i can just tell them to piss off cause technically im obeying the law?

yup, something like that

**Mitch Hannaford** · 08-03-2011 10:24 PM

what about bike lanes?

**Macglockenspiel** · 08-11-2011 06:10 AM

If they are shared bike lines, for both pedestrians and bikes, you have to skate in the bike section. However, you are not allowed to skate in lanes exclusively for bikes. But I doubt many police are familiar with skate laws, and unless you're doing something stupid they won't stop you. Cyclists don't seem to mind as long as you give way. Bike lanes are definitely the safest place to skate in a lot of circumstances.

**fr0hzen** · 09-03-2011 03:12 AM

ASRA has a good run down on australian legislation for skating. Basicly, same laws apply across australia, and each state has its own sized fines if u break em.

Skateboarding - Basic legal FAQ - ASRA - Australian Skateboard Racing Association

have a read through that. ASRA has a lot of great threads in its forums and is definitly more aus focused....
THe fish is still awesome none the less

**Oscar Panaccio** · 10-02-2011 03:52 AM

my friend lives in elsternwick and i bring my longboard every time i see him and i always ride down that big hill near the skate park (after the big intersection) and no one mind

**sk8terboy32** · 11-01-2011 10:39 PM

on not so bissy roads maybe, but always look behind u when longboarding on the road because cars sneak up on u then toot there
horns and it scares the **** out of u and u panic, soooo look behind u now and then~!!!!

**fr0hzen** · 11-25-2011 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by sk8terboy32

on not so bissy roads maybe, but always look behind u when longboarding on the road because cars sneak up on u then toot there
horns and it scares the **** out of u and u panic, soooo look behind u now and then~!!!!

haha cars can be so dam ninja when coming from behind!