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Skateboard Speed Limit Imposed, Confiscation and Fines Possible
Posted: 8:30 AM May 3, 2012
Reporter: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Daredevil skateboarders are facing new restrictions in Los Angeles.
The City Council on Wednesday ordered a law that imposes a 25 mph speed limit for sidewalk surfers and penalizes them for failing to follow traffic rules, such as stopping for stop signs and yielding for pedestrians.
The Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/ILRwkq) says Councilman Joe Buscaino proposed the law in response to the recent deaths of two skateboarders.
Buscaino says he wants to end high-speed downhill skateboard runs that sometimes include weaving in and out of traffic.
He also wants the skateboards of young offenders confiscated by police when citations are given.
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