Bishop Municipal Code Ch. 10.36 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 sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or driveway.

(Code 1985, § 10.36.010; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

A. 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 order of the police chief.

B. Any person who disregards any traffic signal or direction given by a peace officer authorized to escort funeral processions, if the peace officer is in a peace officer's uniform and is in the process of escorting a funeral procession, shall be guilty of an infraction.

(Code 1985, § 10.36.020; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

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, the term "commercial vehicle" means a vehicle having a rated capacity in excess of one-half ton.

(Code 1985, § 10.36.030; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

No person shall ride, drive, propel or cause to be propelled any vehicle or animal 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; provided, further, that the sidewalk area be substantially protected by wooden planks two inches thick and written permission be previously obtained from the public works director. Such wooden planks shall not be permitted to remain upon such sidewalk area during the hours from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

(Code 1985, § 10.36.040; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

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.

(Code 1985, § 10.36.050; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

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

(Code 1985, § 10.36.060; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

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 public works director or disobey the instructions, remove, tamper with or destroy any barrier or sign lawfully placed on any street by any person, public utility or by any department of this city.

(Code 1985, § 10.36.080; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)

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

(Code 1985, § 10.36.090; Ord. No. 471, § 1(part), 1993)