LOS ANGELES >> Daredevil skateboarders are facing new restrictions in Los Angeles.

The City Council on Wednesday ordered a law that imposes a 25 mph speed limit for sidewalk surfers and penalizes them for failing to follow traffic rules, such as stopping for stop signs and yielding for pedestrians.

The Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/ILRwkq) says Councilman Joe Buscaino proposed the law in response to the recent deaths of two skateboarders.

Buscaino says he wants to end high-speed downhill skateboard runs that sometimes include weaving in and out of traffic.

He also wants the skateboards of young offenders confiscated by police when citations are given.