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

Thousand Oaks regulates bicycle travel under Chapter 3, Article 10 of the Municipal Code (Title 4, Vehicles and Traffic). 1004(a) lets a rider use any sidewalk or off-street bicycle path, but requires yielding the right-of-way to pedestrians and equestrians, and bars riding on a sidewalk or path posted with signs against it. 1004(b) requires a rider on a roadway to travel in the same direction as other traffic, and a rider on a sidewalk or off-street path to keep to the right side unless signs say otherwise.

The section was reenacted by Ordinance 1229-NS in 1995 after the original 1975 version was repealed in 1984, and was last amended by Ordinance 1311-NS in 1998. 1005 separately bans parking a bicycle on a street or against a building in a way that obstructs pedestrian, bicycle, or motor vehicle traffic, bars leaving a bike lying on its side on a sidewalk, and bars parking in a position that blocks an adequate pedestrian path. It lets the city post signs prohibiting bicycle parking at specific locations, and a bike left there despite the sign violates the section outright. 119 (which can include a bicycle path, lane, or public street) fix which surfaces these riding and parking rules reach.