Skateboard Article - Sharing the streets

Montreal Gazette, June 19
Author: Julia Kilpatrick

Skateboard commuters like Naylor risk more than a broken board when they choose to ride on the street. Bylaws prohibit skateboarding on Montreal's roads and sidewalks. Fines for ignoring the rules range from $30 to $300.

"The regulations exist for the safety of skateboarders," Commander Daniel Touchette, of the Montreal police traffic division said. "If they are on the street and they fall, there's no saying where they might go."