Richmond Municipal Code Ch. 14.32 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 traffic on any street over which such funeral procession or parade wishes to pass shall be subject to the orders of the Police Department.

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

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.

No person shall ride, drive, propel or cause to be propelled any vehicle across or upon any sidewalk or parkway except over permanently constructed driveways and excepting when it is necessary for any temporary purpose to drive a loaded vehicle across a sidewalk or parkway; provided further, that said sidewalk or parkway area be substantially protected by wooden planks at least two inches thick, and written permission be previously obtained from the Director of Public Works. Such wooden planks shall not be permitted to remain upon such sidewalk or parkway area during the hours from six p.m. to six a.m.

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.

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

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 space set aside for the use of pedestrians, provided official signs are in place giving notice of such restrictions.

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 Director of Public Works 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.

No operator of any vehicle shall enter an 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, not-withstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.

No vehicle shall be operated nor shall any device be operated upon or over any public street with a rim, tire, wheel or tread having on its periphery or street bearing side any block, stud, flange, cleat, ridge, head or other protuberance of metal or wood which projects beyond the tread or traction surface of the wheel, rim or tread, which might be injurious to any portion of the improved surface of any of the improved streets of the City of Richmond without first receiving permission of the Director of Public Works who may at his discretion require the depositing of a bond sufficient to assure the repair of such damaged street.

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

No person shall operate a vehicle on a street or alley in such a manner as to facilitate its speed by means of leaving rear wheel frictional tire rubber marks, caused by rapid acceleration.

(Source: Ordinance No. 1753)