East Palo Alto Municipal Code Ch. 10.24 Bicycles

No person shall ride or operate a bicycle upon a roadway adjacent to which or upon which bicycle lanes have been designated, except within such bicycle lane or except as otherwise permitted by the provisions of this chapter.

(Prior code § 4-7.101)

No person shall ride or operate a bicycle within a bicycle lane in any direction except that permitted for vehicular traffic traveling on the same side of the roadway; provided that bicycles may proceed either way upon a bicycle lane where arrows appear on the surface of the lane designating two-way traffic.

(Prior code § 4-7.102)

Upon approaching an intersection any person riding or operating a bicycle shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles within or approaching such intersection, except that all vehicles which must stop before entering an intersection because of a stop sign and all vehicles making a left-hand turn at an intersection shall not proceed into such intersection nor make such a turn without first yielding the right-of-way to all bicycles within or approaching such intersection and shall proceed only when it is safe to do so.

(Prior code § 4-7.103)

Once having entered a bicycle lane, no person riding or operating a bicycle shall leave such lane except at intersections; provided however, that such person may leave a bicycle lane upon dismounting from a bicycle, walking the same, and being subject then to all laws applicable to pedestrians; and provided further, that such person may leave the bicycle lane between intersections in order to make a U-turn into driveways on the right or left-hand sides of the bicycle lane. Upon leaving a bicycle lane, the rider or operator of such bicycle shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles and shall not leave the bicycle lane until it is safe to do so.

(Prior code § 4-7.104)

Bicycles may be walked subject to all provisions of law applicable to pedestrians.

(Prior code § 4-7.105)

No person shall drive a vehicle upon or across a bicycle lane except to enter a driveway and except to park such vehicle or leave a parking space. No person shall drive upon or across a bicycle lane as permitted by this section except after giving the right-of-way to all bicycles within the lane.

(Prior code § 4-7.106)

If a bicycle lane is separated from the traffic lane by a parking lane, then the edge of the bicycle lane nearest the center of the roadway shall be deemed the equivalent of the curb or the right-hand side of the roadway or the shoulder of the roadway or any other word or phrase in this code, or in state law, provided such word or phrase refers to the extreme right-hand side of the roadway. It is the intent of this section that a substitute right-hand side of the roadway be created for purposes of compliance with local and state laws with reference to the right-hand side of the roadway for parking, emergency parking or driving, and all other purposes.

(Prior code § 4-7.107)

The city engineer is authorized to erect or place signs upon any street maintained by the city indicating the existence of a bicycle lane and otherwise regulating the use and operation thereof.

(Prior code § 4-7.108)