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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1992-044-O-92I . - 5/12/92 • 44-0-92 AN ORDINANCE Amending Sections 10-1-3 and 10-1-5-4 of the Evanston City Code Relating to Roller Skates, Coasters and Similar Devices BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That Section 10-1-3 of the City Code of the City of Evanston, 1979, as amended, be and it hereby is further amended by adding the following definition, in appropriate alphabetical sequence: 10-1-3: Recklessness: A person is reckless or acts recklessly, when he consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that circumstances exist or that a result will follow and such disregard constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise in the situation. Actual damage to person or • property is not a prerequisite to a determination that a person acted "recklessly". SECTION 2: That section 10-1-5-4 is amended by renumbering subsection 10-1-5-4(B) as 10-1- 5-4(C) and by adding a new subsection 10-1-5-4(B), reading as follows : (B) Any person using or operating roller skates, skateboards, coasters, toy vehicles, or similar self- propelled devices: 1) shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, 2) shall give an audible signal before overtaking or passing a pedestrian, and 3) shall not use or operate said devices in a reckless manner. 1 0 44-0-92 SECTION 3: That ordinances or parts of ordinances • in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 4: That this ordinance shall be in full force 5 and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in the manner provided by law. Introduced: 1992 Adopted: L�l .� , 1992 i Approve /O V Mayor ATTEST: ifilal�l ��. City clerk A roved a to form: CorpoAtion Counsel 2 , 1992 • •