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Chapter 16 — Motor Vehicles and Traffic

Cypress Municipal Code Art. VIII Miscellaneous Driving Rules

Cypress Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Cypress

Cite as: Cypress Municipal Code Article VIII · Text as of 2026-10-05

§ 16-41. Driving through funeral procession or parade prohibited.

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.

(Ord. No. 364, § 2)

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§ 16-42. Clinging to moving vehicles prohibited.

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

(Ord. No. 364, § 2)

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§ 16-43. Commercial vehicles to use private driveways only with permission.

No person shall operate or drive a commercial vehicle in, 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.

For the purpose of this section a commercial vehicle shall mean a vehicle having a rated capacity in excess of one-half ton.

(Ord. No. 364, § 2)

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§ 16-44. Riding or driving on sidewalks.

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 such sidewalk area be substantially protected by wooden planks two inches thick, and written permission be previously obtained from the city traffic engineer. 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.

(Ord. No. 364, § 2)

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§ 16-45. Driving over new pavement or markings prohibited.

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 markings, or when any such device is in place indicating that the street or any portion thereof is closed.

(Ord. No. 364, § 2)

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§ 16-46. Disobeying, removing, tampering with, etc., approved barriers and signs…

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 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.

(Ord. No. 364, § 2)

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§ 16-47. Entrance into intersection not to obstruct passage of vehicles or pedestrians.

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 is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.

(Ord. No. 364, § 2)

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§ 16-48. Entrance to limited access roadways only by established entrances.

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

(Ord. No. 364, § 2)

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