Oakland Municipal Code Ch. 10.16 Miscellaneous Traffic Control Regulations

It is unlawful for any person to drive or ride within the boundaries of any public park in the city at a rate of speed exceeding fifteen (15) miles per hour, or for any person to ride or drive within the limits of said parks other than upon the avenues and roads provided therefor.

(Prior traffic code § 100)

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.

(Prior traffic code § 101)

No person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any limited access highway except at such entrances and exits as are established by or with the consent of public authority.

(Prior traffic code § 105)

It is unlawful for any person driving, or in control of, or in charge of, a motor vehicle to permit it to stand on any highway unattended when upon any grade exceeding three percent within any business or residence district without blocking the wheels of said vehicles by turning them against the curb or by other means.

(Prior traffic code § 108)

It is unlawful for any person who is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs to be in or about any vehicle to which he or she has right of access or control while such vehicle is in or upon any street or any other public place in the city, unless the same is under the immediate control or operation of a person not under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs.

(Prior traffic code § 109)

No person, public utility or any department of this city shall erect or place any barrier or sign on any street unless of a type first approved by the Traffic Engineer. It is unlawful for any person to disobey the instructions of any barrier or sign placed in any street by any public utility or by any department of this city, provided the type of barrier or sign so erected has been first approved by the Traffic Engineer.

(Prior traffic code § 110)

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 or limited access highway, nor shall any pedestrian walk across or along any such street so established except in space set aside for the use of pedestrians, provided official signs are in place giving notice of such restrictions.

(Prior traffic code § 113)

A. Cruising Defined. "Cruising" means the driving of or being a passenger in a motor vehicle driven two times within a four-hour period past a traffic control point which has been posted as a no cruising zone.

B. Cruising—Traffic Control Point. The ranking peace officer on duty within an area affected by traffic congestion may establish one or more traffic control points at or near the area of traffic congestion by the posting of signs.

C. Cruising—Signs. Signs shall be placed at the beginning and end of the portion of any street subject to cruising controls. The signs shall state that the area is a no cruising zone pursuant to Oakland Traffic Code Section 10.16.140 and Vehicle Code Section 21100(k).

D. Cruising—Written Notice. Any person who, as the operator of, or passenger in, a motor vehicle driven past a traffic control point established pursuant to subsection B of this section may be given written notice on that person's first time past a traffic control point that the person's second or any subsequent trips past the control point within a four-hour period will be a violation of Section 10.16.140.

E. Cruising Prohibited. No person, having driven or having been a passenger in a motor vehicle who has received a written notice pursuant to subsection D of this section shall drive or be a passenger in a vehicle driven past a traffic control point within a four-hour time period. Each successive trip past the traffic control point shall constitute a separate violation of this section, and no additional written notice shall be required for such separate violation. Each successive violation shall be punishable by an increased fine as provided for by law.

(Ord. 11790 § 1, 1995: prior traffic code § 113.1)

A. No person shall ride a bicycle which has wheels of twenty (20) inches or greater in diameter or a frame of fourteen (14) inches or greater in length on any sidewalk within the city.

This prohibition shall not be applicable to Oakland police officers operating a bicycle while engaged in their assigned duties.

B. When appropriate signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall ride or otherwise propel any bicycle in or through that portion of the lower tunnel between the city and Contra Costa County which lies within the corporate limits of the city.

(Prior traffic code § 116)

A. No person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle or any other similar device shall go upon any sidewalk in any business district or upon any roadway, including crosswalks, within the city.

B. No person riding by means of any motorized skateboard or any similar device shall go upon any sidewalk or roadway, including crosswalks, within the city.

(Prior traffic code § 117)

When appropriate signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall drive, operate or tow any metal-tired vehicle upon the Park Street Bridge or upon the High Street Bridge within that portion of each of said bridges lying within the corporate limits of the city.

(Prior traffic code § 119)

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.

(Prior traffic code § 185)

No person shall drive any animal-drawn vehicle into or within the Central Traffic District between the hours of seven a.m. and six p.m. of any day.

(Prior traffic code § 186)

No person shall, at the location of any vehicular accident, collision, or other catastrophe or calamity, solicit or offer the sale of any tow service, or the sale of any other services.

The prohibition contained in this section shall apply from the time of the happening of any of the aforesaid occurrences until a reasonable time thereafter, and at all times while law enforcement officers, public health personnel, emergency personnel, and other persons discharging duties imposed by law, are actively engaged in the performance of duty at the location of said occurrences.

(Prior traffic code § 290)

A. The fine for a violation of offenses specified in Section 42011 of the California Vehicle Code shall be doubled in the case of misdemeanors, and increased as specified in the case of infractions, if the violation is committed by the driver of a vehicle within a school zone in either of the following situations:

1. When the school building or grounds thereof are contiguous to a highway and posted with a standard "SCHOOL" warning sign and an accompanying sign notifying motorists that increased penalties apply for traffic violations that are committed within that school zone, and children are going to or leaving the school either during school hours or during the noon recess period.

2. When the school grounds are not separated from the highway by a fence, gate, or other physical barrier while the grounds are in use by children, and the highway is posted with a standard "SCHOOL" warning sign and an accompanying sign notifying motorists that increased penalties apply for traffic violations that are committed within that school zone.

B. Proceeds from the collection of fines shall be deposited in a designated Bicycle and Pedestrian School Safety Fund, with the funds used for the creation and maintenance of a comprehensive safe routes to school program, including, but not limited to, the crossing guard program, safety education programs in schools, capital improvements around schools impacting pedestrian and bicycle safety, and tracking and monitoring of safe routes activities.

C. This section shall remain in effect until January 1, 2007 unless California Vehicle Code Section 42011, that authorizes this section, is extended or made permanent by the State of California.

(Ord. 12478 § 1, 2003)