While we’re all for having a bit of fun, there’s still some important stuff you need to know if you’re using skateboards, non-motorised scooters and roller blades - like sharing the road, and when and where you can ride.
On pathways
As a small wheeler, you’re allowed to use footpaths and shared paths, as long as you keep left and give way to pedestrians.
On roads
Small wheels can use the roads:
During daylight.
On local roads that don’t have white lines or median islands.
On roads which have speed limits of 50 km/h or less.
As long as you always keep left.
What about hoverboards?
Hoverboards have motors, so technically they’re motor vehicles. But they can’t be registered - so they’re illegal to ride on the road.
And they’re too fast and don’t have the right safety stuff like brakes and lights – so you can’t ride them on paths either.
