California City Municipal Code Div. 4 Bicycles and Skateboards

This division regulates bicycle traffic and skateboard traffic.

(a) No person shall operate a bicycle on a roadway unless the bicycle is equipped with a brake to enable the operator to make one braked wheel skid on dry, level, clean pavement.

(b) No person shall operate a bicycle on a roadway equipped with handlebars so raised that the operator must elevate hands above the level of shoulders to grasp the normal steering grip area.

(c) Every bicycle operated on a highway during darkness shall be equipped with a lamp emitting a white light visible from a distance of three hundred (300) feet in front of the bicycle and with a red glass reflector on and three-fourth (¾) inch or larger in diameter or a red tape reflector at least one and one-half (1½) inches wide and three (3) inches long of a type approved by the Police Department which shall be visible from a distance of three hundred (300) feet to the rear when directly in front of the lawful upper beams of headlights on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from three hundred (300) feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector.

(a) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.

(b) No person propelling a bicycle shall ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat.

(c) No person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall permit a person to ride on the handlebars of such bicycle.

(d) No person operating a bicycle shall carry a package, bundle, or article which prevents the operator from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.

(e) No person shall part a bicycle on the main traveled portion of a sidewalk nor in such a manner to constitute a hazard to pedestrians, traffic, or property. If there are no bicycle racks or other facilities used to park bicycles in the vicinity, bicycles may be parked on the sidewalk in an upright position parallel to and within twenty-four inches of the curb line or outside portion of the sidewalk.

(a) Bicycle lanes are established on the extreme right and left-hand side of California City Boulevard for the sole and exclusive use of bicycle traffic. Such bicycle lanes shall parallel California City Boulevard and shall be eight feet in width, measured from the curb line and extending towards the center line of said street. The bicycle lanes shall commence at the westerly curb of Proctor Boulevard at its intersection with California City Boulevard and extend to the west to the easterly curb or Yerba Boulevard at its intersection with California City Boulevard.

(b) Traffic in, over, along, and across those certain bicycle lanes shall be limited to devices upon which a person may ride which are propelled by human power through a system of belts, chains, or gears and which have wheels twenty inches or more in diameter.

(c) Bicycle traffic on the bicycle lanes shall progress in the same direction as vehicular traffic on that portion of California City Boulevard nearest to the bicycle lanes.

No person shall operate a bicycle or skateboard on sidewalks in a business district.

(Ord. No. 00-584, 1-2-2001)