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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, January 4, 1992                   TAG: 9201040011
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-2   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: RICK LINDQUIST
DATELINE: DUBLIN                                LENGTH: Short

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SKATEBOARDS BANNED

Town Council has passed an ordinance prohibiting the use of skateboards, roller skates or roller blades on town streets. Council's unanimous vote Thursday followed an accident last weekend when a Dublin youngster on a skateboard was hit by a vehicle and seriously injured.

Mayor Benny Keister said the child, moments before he was struck, had been warned about skateboarding in the street by both a local police officer and his parents.

"They scare me, because they really don't have control," the mayor said. He cited safety as the major reason for the new ordinance, which carries a fine of up to $25.

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