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    Question Skateboarding laws in Victoria

    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?



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    Default Re: Skateboarding laws in Victoria

    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.
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    Question Re: Skateboarding laws in Victoria

    Do you live in melbourne? Were?

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    Default Re: Skateboarding laws in Victoria

    im in brighton/elsternwick you?
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    Default Re: Skateboarding laws in Victoria

    Genroy, its near broadmedows.

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    Default Re: Skateboarding laws in Victoria

    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?
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    Default Re: Skateboarding laws in Victoria

    Quote Originally Posted by guitarchick2182 View Post
    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.

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    Default Re: Skateboarding laws in Victoria

    Quote Originally Posted by guitarchick2182 View Post
    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
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    Default Re: Skateboarding laws in Victoria

    what about bike lanes?

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    Default Re: Skateboarding laws in Victoria

    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.
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    Default Re: Skateboarding laws in Victoria

    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....
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    Default Re: Skateboarding laws in Victoria

    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

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    Default Re: Skateboarding laws in Victoria

    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~!!!!

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    Default Re: Skateboarding laws in Victoria

    Quote Originally Posted by sk8terboy32 View Post
    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~!!!!
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