Rose Hill, NC Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)

033, Use of Coasters, Roller Skates, and Similar Devices Restricted, reaches anyone on roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle, or similar device, a category the Town Administrator's office and Police Department read to cover skateboards. The rule is narrow but absolute within its scope: such a rider may not go upon any roadway at all, with one exception, crossing a street on a marked crosswalk. While crossing, the rider is granted all the rights, and is held to all the duties, that apply to a pedestrian, meaning right-of-way rules and signal obedience under the rest of Chapter 70 apply directly.

The only carve-out from the roadway ban is a street the Board of Commissioners has formally set aside as a play street by separate ordinance; absent that designation, sidewalks and off-street areas remain the only lawful places to skate or ride within town limits and its roadway right-of-way. 030 makes clear that anyone propelling any "machine or conveyance" on Rose Hill's public streets is subject to the traffic title generally, reinforcing that riders on wheeled recreational devices are not exempt bystanders to the traffic code.

032 with enforcing "all street traffic laws," and an officer directing traffic in an emergency can override the normal rules that would otherwise protect a skater in a crosswalk.