1280 – Effect of Regulations.
§ 1280. Effect of regulations. 1. The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this article. 2. These regulations applicable to electric scooters shall apply whenever an electric scooter is operated upon any highway, […]
1281 – Traffic Laws Apply to Persons Operating Electric Scooters; Local Laws.
§ 1281. Traffic laws apply to persons operating electric scooters; local laws. 1. Every person riding an electric scooter upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle and the rider of a bicycle by this title, except […]
1282 – Operating Electric Scooters.
§ 1282. Operating electric scooters. 1. No electric scooter shall be used to carry more than one person at one time. No person operating an electric scooter shall carry any person as a passenger in a pack fastened to the operator or fastened to the electric scooter. The failure of any person to comply with […]
1283 – Clinging to Vehicles.
§ 1283. Clinging to vehicles. 1. No person operating an electric scooter shall attach such scooter, or himself or herself, to any vehicle being operated upon a roadway. 2. No vehicle operator shall knowingly permit any person to attach any electric scooter, or himself or herself, to such operator’s vehicle in violation of subdivision one […]
1284 – Riding on Roadways, Shoulders, and Lanes Reserved for Non-Motorized Vehicles and Devices.
§ 1284. Riding on roadways, shoulders, and lanes reserved for non-motorized vehicles and devices. 1. Upon all roadways, any electric scooter shall be operated either on a usable bicycle or in-line skate lane or, if a usable bicycle or in-line skate lane has not been provided, near the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway […]
1285 – Lamps and Other Equipment.
§ 1285. Lamps and other equipment. 1. Every electric scooter when in use during the period from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible during hours of darkness from a distance of at least five hundred feet […]
1286 – Operators to Wear Protective Headgear.
§ 1286. Operators to wear protective headgear. 1. No person sixteen or seventeen years of age shall ride upon, propel or otherwise operate an electric scooter unless such person is wearing a helmet meeting standards established by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of subdivision two-a of section twelve hundred thirty-eight of this title. As […]
1287 – Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving an Electric Scooter Without Reporting in the Second Degree.
§ 1287. Leaving the scene of an incident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the second degree. 1. Any person age eighteen years or older operating an electric scooter who, knowing or having cause to know, that physical injury, as defined in subdivision nine of section 10.00 of the penal law, has been caused […]
1288 – Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving an Electric Scooter Without Reporting in the First Degree.
§ 1288. Leaving the scene of an incident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the first degree. 1. Any person age eighteen years or older operating an electric scooter who, knowing or having cause to know, that serious physical injury, as defined in subdivision ten of section 10.00 of the penal law, has been […]
1289 – Operation of an Electric Scooter While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs.
§ 1289. Operation of an electric scooter while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. 1. Offenses; criminal penalties. (a) Operating an electric scooter while ability impaired. No person shall operate an electric scooter while the person’s ability to operate such electric scooter is impaired by the consumption of alcohol. (i) A violation of this […]