Bell Municipal Code Ch. 10.12 Driving Rules

The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or building, shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into the street right-of-way.

(Prior code § 3162)

No operator of any vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral procession or a parade, provided that such vehicles are conspicuously so designated. The directing of all vehicles and traffic on any street over which such funeral procession or parade wishes to pass shall be subject to the orders of the police department.

(Prior code § 3170)

No person shall attach him or herself with his or her hands, or to catch on, or hold on to with his or her hands or by other means, to any moving vehicle or train for the purpose of receiving motive power therefrom.

(Prior code § 3171)

A. No person shall operate or drive a commercial vehicle in, on or across any private driveway approach or sidewalk area or the driveway itself without the consent of the owner or occupant of the property, if a sign or markings are in place indicating that the use of such driveway is prohibited.

B. For the purpose of this section "commercial vehicle" means a vehicle having a rated capacity in excess of one-half ton.

(Prior code § 3172)

No person shall ride, drive, propel or cause to be propelled any vehicle across or upon any sidewalk excepting over permanently constructed driveways and excepting when it is necessary for any temporary purpose to drive a loaded vehicle across a sidewalk.

(Prior code § 3173)

No person shall ride or drive any animal or any vehicle over or across any newly made pavement or freshly painted markings in any street when a barrier sign, cone marker or other warning device is in place warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking, or when any such device is in place indicating that the street or any portion thereof is closed.

(Prior code § 3174)

No person, public utility or department in the city shall erect or place any barrier or sign on any street unless of a type approved by the city traffic engineer, nor shall any person disobey the instructions, remove, tamper with or destroy any barrier or sign lawfully placed on any street or other public place.

(Prior code § 3175)

No operator of any vehicle shall enter any intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he or she is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.

(Prior code § 3176)

No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are lawfully established.

(Prior code § 3177)

The use of freeways or any portion thereof by pedestrians, bicycles or other nonmotorized traffic or by any person operating a motor-driven cycle or a motorized bicycle is prohibited. Such prohibition shall be effective when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected upon any freeway and the approaches thereto.

(Prior code § 3178; Ord. 1127, 1997)

No person shall operate any vehicle upon any flood-control channel within the city which is owned, operated or under the control of either the Los Angeles County flood control district or the United States Corps of Engineers. This section shall not apply to vehicles owned or in the service of the United States Corps of Engineers, the Los Angeles County flood control district or the city, nor shall it apply to the driving or operating of a motor vehicle on the traveled portion of any public highway crossing any such flood-control channel.

(Prior code § 3179)

No person shall operate or drive any vehicle used for commercial advertising purposes which is equipped with a sound-amplifying or loud-speaking device upon any street or alley at any time.

(Prior code § 3231)

No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.

(Prior code § 3260)