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Ticket for Skating

* * * May 24th, 2006 * * *

A number of people have asked me to post this story.

Earlier this year I was stopped and given a ticket for skating on the road.

My ticket was for the an alledged violation of the following statute (see part d):

20-174. Crossing at other than crosswalks; walking along highway.

(a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

(b) Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

(c) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.

(d) Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway. Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking along and upon a highway shall, when practicable, walk only on the extreme left of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may approach from the opposite direction. Such pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to approaching traffic.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway, and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary, and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any child or any confused or incapacitated person upon a roadway.

I had my court date yesterday and spoke with the prosecutor about the case. The prosecutor agreed to drop the case based on the understanding that I was using inline skates and not "walking". The dismissal of the case shows that the prosecutor did not find evidence of a crime. Inline skating on the street in North Carolina is not a crime and I am glad that the prosacutor agreed with me.

The following is a picture of the document the prosecutor wrote about the dismissal of the case. I plan to keep a copy of the document in my skate bag to help protect my right to skate on public roads in North Carolina.

 

INLINE SKATING IS NOT "WALKING" AND IT IS PERFECTLY LEGAL TO SKATE ON THE ROAD!