Stockton, CA Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

12 of the Stockton Municipal Code sets the operating rules for cyclists and for vehicles that interact with bicycle lanes. 160 states flatly that no person may ride a bicycle on a roadway adjacent to a designated bike lane except within that lane, unless another provision of the article permits otherwise. 170 adds that riders must travel with the flow of traffic inside the lane, except where the pavement is marked with arrows for two-way bicycle travel. 190 requires staying in it except at intersections, when dismounting to walk the bike, making a U-turn where legal, or turning into a driveway; a rider leaving the lane must yield to vehicles first.

210 makes it unlawful to drive within, upon, or across a bicycle lane except to enter a driveway or a courtesy mailbox zone, or to park or leave a parking space, and even then the driver must yield the right-of-way to any bicycles already in the lane. 230 lets the City Manager order the City Traffic Engineer to post regulatory signs once a lane is painted, and once posted, disobeying those signs is itself a violation. 150 further requires a cyclist emerging from an alley, driveway, or bike path to yield to pedestrians on the sidewalk and to bicycles already in the lane before entering it.