Every person operating a bicycle upon any street or upon any
bicycle route established pursuant to this Chapter shall be subject
to all of the provisions of the Vehicle Code applicable to the driver
of a vehicle, except those provisions which by their very nature can
have no applicability.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
The City Council may establish bicycle routes and/or lanes in
the manner provided herein.
(a)
Designation by Resolution. Said bicycle routes and/or lanes shall
be set forth in a resolution of the City Council adopted pursuant
to this Section.
(b)
State Highway Excluded. Any such resolution may establish bicycle
routes and/or lanes on any street or sidewalk, or on any other facility
provided for such use, except that no such resolution may establish
a bicycle route upon any portion of a State highway.
(c)
Identification Required. Any bicycle route so established on any
street or sidewalk shall be marked and identified in accordance with
the provisions of said of the Vehicle Code.
(d)
Construction Requirements. Any bicycle route so established shall
be constructed in compliance with the provisions pertaining to bikeways
in Section 890.6 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(e)
Bicycle and Pedestrian Route Only. Any bicycle route so established
on any facility created solely for the use of bicycles and pedestrians
may be marked and identified as needed to assist and direct the use
thereof.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992; Ord. 463 § 5, 1999)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or ride upon
a bicycle on any sidewalk which is not a part of a designated bicycle
route established pursuant to this Chapter and properly marked and
identified in accordance with the provisions pertaining thereto.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
On any facility designated to be jointly used by both pedestrians
and bicycles, the operator of any bicycle shall yield the right-of-way
to any pedestrian.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
In addition to those bicycle parking regulations set forth in
the Vehicle Code, the Traffic Engineer is hereby authorized to designate
bicycle parking areas and/or bicycle parking prohibitions upon certain
streets, sidewalks or parking lots as may be deemed necessary to provide
for the general welfare. Whenever any such bicycle parking provision
or prohibition is so designated, the area of designation shall be
identified by signs or markings giving notice thereof.
(Ord. 293 § 1, 1992)
