Chapter 10.16 — DRIVING RULES AND TURNING MOVEMENTS

No driver of a vehicle shall drive between vehicles comprising a funeral procession while they are in motion and when the vehicles in such processions are conspicuously so designated. (1961 Code, § 14.2; Ord. 223)

It is unlawful to operate or drive any motor vehicle in the city across private property or driveways to evade traffic regulations or the use of established public ways. (1961 Code, § 14.3; Ord. 678)

The driver of a vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area or any parkway except at a permanent or temporary driveway. (1961 Code, § 14.4; Ord. 223)

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

(1961 Code, § 14.5; Ord. 223)

No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited-access roadway except at such entrances and exits as are established by public authority. (1961 Code, § 14.6; Ord. 223)

No person shall drive or operate any bicycle, motor-driven cycle, or any vehicle which is not drawn by a motor vehicle upon any street established as a freeway, as defined by Cal. Veh. Code § 332, provided official signs are in place giving notice of such restrictions. (1961 Code, § 14.7; Ord. 223)

It shall be unlawful for the operator of any bicycle or motorcycle when upon a street to carry any other person upon the bar, fender, handle or tank of any such vehicle, or for any person to so ride any such vehicle.

(1961 Code, § 14.8; Ord. 223)

It shall be unlawful for any person to ride upon the fender or running board of any vehicle. (1961 Code, § 14.9; Ord. 223)

It shall be unlawful for any person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle, skateboard or similar device to go upon any roadway, other than in pedestrian crosswalks, in accordance with any and all other provisions of law. (1961 Code, § 14.10; Ord. 223; Ord. 612)

• A. The driver of a motor vehicle, prior to driving over or upon any sidewalk or public crosswalk, shall yield the right-of-way to any person riding in, on, or by means of any skateboard, toy vehicle, roller skates, coaster or similar device.

• B. Whenever any person is riding in, on or by means of a skateboard, roller skates, toy vehicle, coaster or similar device on a public sidewalk or public crosswalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian.

(1961 Code, § 14.10-1; Ord. 612)

• A. It shall be unlawful for any person riding a skateboard, toy vehicle or similar coaster device to attach to any moving object, including but not limited to persons, bicycles, animals or motor vehicles.

• B. It shall be unlawful for any person operating a moving vehicle to permit any person riding in, on or by means of a skateboard, toy vehicle, coaster or similar device to attach to the motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is in motion.

• (1961 Code, § 14.10-2; Ord. 612)

It shall be unlawful for any person to ride a skateboard or similar coaster device upon private property located in any commercially zoned area in the city, so long as such property is posted so as to give reasonable notice of such prohibition. (1961 Code, § 14.10-3; Ord. 612)

It shall be unlawful for any person to ride any skateboard, toy vehicle, bicycle, or any other coaster device, motorized bicycle, moped or scooter upon any public property within the city where notice of such prohibition has been posted. (1961 Code, § 14.10-4; Ord. 805)

• A. The driver of a vehicle or the person in charge of any animal involved in any accident resulting in damage to any property publicly owned or owned by a public utility, including but not limited to any fire hydrant, ornamental lighting post, telephone pole, electric light or power pole, or resulting in damage to any ornamental shade tree, traffic-control device of other property of a like nature located in or along any street, shall within twenty-four (24) hours after such accident make a written report of such accident to the Police Department of this city.

• B. Every such report shall state the time when and the place where the accident took place, the name and address of the person owning and of the person driving or in charge of such vehicle or animal, the license number of every such vehicle, and shall briefly describe the property damaged in such accident.

• C. A driver involved in an accident shall not be subject to the requirements or penalties of this section if and during the time such driver is physically incapable of making a report, but in such event such driver shall make a report as required in paragraph A. within twenty-four (24) hours after regaining ability to make such report.

• (1961 Code, § 14.11; Ord. 223)

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 alley way.

(1961 Code, § 14.12; Ord. 223)

• A. Whenever the provisions of this chapter or any ordinance delegates authority to a city officer, or authorizes action by the City Council to regulate traffic upon a state highway in any way which by state law requires the prior approval of the Department of Public Works, no such officer shall exercise such authority nor shall such action by the City Council be effective with respect to any state highway without the prior approval in writing of the Department of Public Works in and to the extent required by Cal. Veh. Code, Division 9 and Division 11.

• B. Any provisions of this chapter which regulate traffic or delegate the regulation of traffic upon state highways in any way for which the approval of the Department of Public Works is required by state law, shall cease to be operative six (6) months after receipt by the City Council of written notice of withdrawal of approval of the Department of Public Works.

• (1961 Code, §§ 14.13 and 14.14; Ord. 258)

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. (1961 Code, § 14.15; Ord. 223)

No person shall operate or drive any vehicle used for advertising purposes or any advertising vehicle equipped with a sound amplifying or loud-speaking device upon any street or alley at any time within the central traffic district.

(1961 Code, § 14.17; Ord. 223)

Whenever any ordinance or resolution of this city designates any one-way street or alley, the City Traffic Engineer shall place and maintain signs giving notice thereof, and no such regulations shall be effective unless such signs are in place. Signs indicating the direction of lawful traffic movement shall be placed at every intersection where movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited.

(1961 Code, § 14.18; Ord. 223)