Chapter 10.28
MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING REGULATIONS
Sections:
10.28.010 Vehicles not to block intersections or crosswalks.
10.28.020 Obedience to traffic signs and barriers required.
10.28.030 Driving over new pavement or street markings prohibited.
10.28.040 Following fire apparatus prohibited.
10.28.050 Driving over fire hose prohibited.
10.28.060 Driving through funeral processions prohibited.
10.28.070 Driving on sidewalks, pedestrian/bike trails, parks and arroyos prohibited – Exceptions.
10.28.080 Clinging to moving vehicles prohibited.
10.28.010 Vehicles not to block intersections or crosswalks.
It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.83)
10.28.020 Obedience to traffic signs and barriers required.
No person shall operate a vehicle contrary to the directions or provisions of any barrier or sign erected:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of any ordinance of the City;
B. By any public utility;
C. By any department of the City; or
D. By any other person pursuant to law or contract with the City; nor shall any unauthorized person move or alter the position of any such barrier or sign. (Ord. 2065 § 1(A), 2018; Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.87)
10.28.030 Driving over new pavement or street markings prohibited.
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. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.86)
10.28.040 Following fire apparatus prohibited.
It is unlawful for the operator of any vehicle, other than one on official business, to follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than one block, or to drive into or park any vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.84)
10.28.050 Driving over fire hose prohibited.
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of the fire department when it is laid down on any street or private driveway, without the consent of the fire chief or the assistant in command. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.81)
10.28.060 Driving through funeral processions prohibited.
No driver of a vehicle shall drive between vehicles constituting a funeral procession while they are in motion, and when the vehicles in such processions are conspicuously so designated. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.80)
10.28.070 Driving on sidewalks, pedestrian/bike trails, parks and arroyos prohibited – Exceptions.
No motor vehicle, motorized bicycle, motorized skateboard, or motorized scooter shall be driven within sidewalk areas, trails, public parks, parkways, or paths, channels or arroyos, unless such vehicle or device is within an area specifically authorized for such use, or is operated by an authorized person employed by the public agency maintaining or controlling such property. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.85)
10.28.080 Clinging to moving vehicles prohibited.
Any person riding upon any bicycle, motorcycle, coaster, roller-skates, or any toy vehicles, shall not attach the same or himself to any moving vehicle upon any roadway. (Ord. 1787 § 1, 2006; 1960 code § 13.82)