Ontario Municipal Code Art. 8 Miscellaneous Driving Rules

No operator of any vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral procession or a parade; provided, the vehicles in such funeral procession or parade are conspicuously so designated. The directing of all vehicles and traffic on any street over which a funeral procession or parade wishes to pass shall be subject to the orders of the Police Department.

(§ 8, Ord. 1651, eff. July 20, 1967)

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

(§ 8.1, Ord. 1651, eff. July 20, 1967)

(a) Commercial vehicle defined. For the purposes of this section, a commercial vehicle shall mean a vehicle having a rated capacity in excess of one (1) ton.

(b) Restricted. No person shall operate or drive a commercial vehicle in, on, or across any private driveway approach, 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.

(§ 8.2, Ord. 1651, eff. July 20, 1967)

No person shall ride, drive, or propel, or cause to be propelled, any vehicle or animal across or upon any sidewalk or parkway area except over permanently constructed driveways and except when it is necessary for any temporary purpose to drive a loaded vehicle across a sidewalk. Such sidewalk area shall be substantially protected by wooden planks two (2) inches thick, and written permission shall be previously obtained from the City Traffic Engineer. Such wooden planks shall not be permitted to remain upon such sidewalk area between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

(§ 8.3, Ord. 1651, eff. July 20, 1967)

No person shall ride or drive any animal or vehicle over or across any newly-made pavement or freshly-painted marking in any street when a barrier, sign, cone marker, or other warning device is warning persons not to drive over or across such pavement or marking or when any such device is in place indicating that the street, or any portion thereof, is closed.

(§ 8.4, Ord. 1651, eff. July 20, 1967)

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.

(§ 8.5, Ord. 1651, eff. July 20, 1967)

No person shall disobey the instructions of, remove, tamper with, or destroy any barrier or sign lawfully placed on any street by any person, public utility, or by any department of the City.

(§ 8.5, Ord. 1651, eff. July 20, 1967)

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.

(§ 8.6, Ord. 1651, eff. July 20, 1967)

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

(§ 8.7, Ord. 1651, eff. July 20, 1967)

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, as defined by State law, nor shall any pedestrian walk across or along any such street so designated and described except in the space set aside for the use of pedestrians; provided, official signs are in place giving notice of such restrictions.

(§ 8.8, Ord. 1651, eff. July 20, 1967)

It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to operate a motor vehicle in the City upon any property not declared to be a public highway or street, as provided in the Vehicle Code, in the following manner or for the following purposes:

(a) With a wilful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons and property;

(b) At a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property;

(c) While engaging in a motor vehicle contest or exhibition of speed; and

(d) To aid or abet in any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition except in areas specifically designated for such events.

(§ 8.9, Ord. 1651, eff. July 20, 1967, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2150, eff. November 5, 1981)

(a) Permissive operation of motor vehicles on private property. No person shall drive a motor vehicle on any lands belonging to or occupied by another without having and, upon request of a peace officer, displaying written permission from the owner of such lands or his agent, or the person in lawful possession thereof; provided, however, that this section shall not be applicable to persons having visible or lawful business with such owner, agent, or person in lawful possession.

(b) Noise level. No person shall operate on private property a motor vehicle whose noise level is in excess of that provided in Cal. Veh. Code § 23130.

(c) Spark arresters and mufflers. Any motor vehicle operated on private property within the City shall be equipped with a spark arrester and also with a muffler as defined in Cal. Veh. Code § 27150. No person shall operate a motor vehicle on private property unless it is so equipped with a spark arrestor and muffler.

(d) Exemptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the operation of vehicles upon property used for raceways or racing facilities in accordance with a license or permit issued by the City.

(§ 1, Ord. 1744, eff. December 17, 1970)