Petaluma Municipal Code Ch. 11.32 Miscellaneous Driving Rules

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 traTc on any street over

which such funeral procession or parade wishes to pass shall be subject to the orders of the police department.

(Ord. 858 NCS §1; prior code §15.8.)

No person shall attach himself with his hands or to catch on or hold on to with his hands or by other means, to

any moving vehicle or train for the purpose of receiving motive power therefrom (Ord. 858 NCS § 1; prior code

§15.8.1.)

No person shall operate or drive a commercial vehicle in, on 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. 858 NCS §1; prior code §15.8.2.)

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 or other approved protection, and written permission be previously obtained

from the city traTc engineer. Such protection shall not be permitted to remain upon such sidewalk area during

the hours from six p.m. to six a.m. (Ord. 858 NCS §1; prior code §15.8.3.)

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 marking or when any such device is in place indicating that

the street or any portion thereof is closed. (Ord. 858 NCS §1; prior code § 15.8.4.)

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 traTc 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. 858 NCS

§1; prior code § 15.8.5.)

No operator of any vehicle shall enter any intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is suTcient 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 traTc-control signal indication to proceed. (Ord.

858 NCS § 1; prior code § 15.8.6.)

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

lawfully established. (Ord. 858 NCS §1; prior code §15.8.7.)

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 deRned by state law, nor shall any pedestrian walk across or

along any such street so designated and described except in space set aside for the use of pedestrians; provided,

oTcial signs are in place giving notice of such restrictions. (Ord. 858 NCS §1; prior code § 15.8.8.)

No person shall drive a vehicle upon or across a bicycle path or lane except to enter a driveway and except to park

such vehicle or leave a parking space. No persons shall drive upon or across a bicycle lane or bicycle path as

permitted by this section except after giving the right-of-way to all bicycles within the lane or path. (Ord. 1164 NCS

§6, 1974.)