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Start Here Beginners Articles Countries Events Skaters Site Map Skating Styles Aggressive Artistic Fitness Ice Naked Hockey Recreation Skateboard Speed - [View More] Equipment Skates Wheels Bearings Protective Gear Helmets Maintenance Accessories - [ View More] Community Message Board Chat Room Newsletter Regional Countries Local Clubs Group Skates Skate Tours Media Books Magazines Movies Posters Video Clips Videos Video Games More Topics Beginners Deaths Health Issues History How to Skate Hydration Injuries Legal Issues Lessons Nutrition Organizations Police Skating Safety Sports Medicine Travel Web Sites Where to Skate - [View More] Site Map Quick Start Search	Korean Skaters Challenge Pedestrian Tag Date Posted: September 27, 2003 An association of inline skaters in Korea is challenging a law that considers them to be pedestrians, and forbids them from skating on the main roads. That organization has more thand 5 million members, and there it argues that inline skating should no longer be considered only a recreational sport, but should instead be considered a type of public transportion. Skaters say their sport is and healthy and environmentally friendly mode of transportation for travel to work and running errands. Police authorities say they decided to designate inline skaters as pedestrians under the Road Traffic Act to prevent accidents. Police say a growing number of people are skating on main roads and freeways late at night and they feel this is a dangerous activity because cars have reported almost hitting skaters they did not see at night. As pedestrians, inline skaters are required to abide by the regulations and provisions of Clause 8 of the South Korean Road Traffic Act, which confines pedestrians to the sidewalk at all times except when they are crossing the road. Inline skaters say this is not a reasonable law, because it is more dangerous for skaters to be limited to the sidewalk where they will be mixed in with crowds of pedestrians. Related Links Skating in South Korea - Main Menu Roller Rinks Around the World Translate Any Web Site or Phrase Official Skating Federations International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) National Roller Skating Federations	Kathie Fry, Editor Join our friendly international skating community SkateLog Forum What I Saw Skating in Venice Beach 2007 Skating Wall Calendars Free SkateLog Business Cards Renate Groenewold + Other Dutch Skaters National Federations FIRS SKATERS by Country by Name by Birthday Photos Girl Skater Photo Gallery SKATE STOPPERS Are They Dangerous? CONNY'S NEW BUST LINE Photos of Lisa Suggitt Portraits Skating El Patinador Solitario of Havana makes his own skates. [ Read More ] A Belgian skater talks about her broken arm. [Read More] Tony Hawk Skating Cartoons from The New Yorker World War II Skating Messenger Girls FUN IN HOLLAND! I got painted orange in Heerenveen and almost arrested in Groningen)... My 92 year old skating buddy Subscribe to our Atom formatted Newsfeed Here's How
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