San Francisco's Vision Zero policy and Better Streets Plan commit SFMTA to building protected bike lanes on the city's High Injury Network. Motor vehicles may not stop, stand, park, or drive in a marked bike lane except briefly to enter a driveway.
Transportation Code Division II Section 7.2.71 prohibits stopping or parking in a Class IV (protected) or Class II (striped) bike lane at any time except when entering or leaving a private driveway with continuous motion. SFMTA accelerates protected lane buildout under the 2014 Vision Zero policy, targeting the High Injury Network—the 13 percent of streets where 75 percent of severe crashes occur. The Slow Streets program, made permanent in 2022, complements bike lanes by limiting through-traffic on residential corridors. SFMTA Parking Control Officers and SFPD share enforcement.
Stopping in a bike lane is a $108 base citation, rising with court fees. Repeat or commercial-vehicle violations can be towed under Vehicle Code 22500.1.
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