La Palma Municipal Code Art. I In General

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

(Code 1975, § 16-1; Ord. No. 70-8, § 8)

State Law reference— Hitching rides on vehicles by bicycles and motorized bikes prohibited, Vehicle Code § 21203.

(a) The City Traffic Engineer shall establish, designate, and maintain crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks, or lines upon the surface of the roadway at all intersections within the central traffic district and at such intersections outside such district, and at other places within or outside such district where the City Traffic Engineer determines that there is particular hazard to pedestrians crossing the roadway subject to the limitation contained in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Other than crosswalks at intersections, no crosswalk shall be established in any block which is less than 400 feet in length, and such crosswalk shall be located as nearly as practicable at mid-block.

(c) The City Traffic Engineer may place signs at or adjacent to an intersection in respect to any crosswalk directing that pedestrians shall not cross except in the crosswalk so indicated.

(Code 1975, § 16-3; Ord. No. 70-8, § 9)

(a) The City Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to establish bus zones opposite curb space for the loading and unloading of buses or common carriers of passengers and to determine the location thereof.

(b) Bus zones shall normally be established on the far side of an intersection.

(Code 1975, § 16-4; Ord. No. 70-8, § 12)