Victorville, CA Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Cyclists get
- Same rights and duties as vehicle drivers
- Sidewalk riding
- Banned except over driveways (§12.52.090)
- Freeway riding
- Banned outright (§12.52.100)
- Passenger rule
- No riding on non-passenger portions (§12.52.010)
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor under §12.12.010
Summary
Victorville treats cyclists as vehicle drivers on city streets. Section 12.12.060 grants every person riding a bicycle the same rights and subjects them to the same duties as a motor vehicle driver under the city's traffic title, except rules that by nature can't apply to bicycles. Separate sections in Title 12 add specific bans on riding bikes on sidewalks and on freeways.
Every person riding a bicycle or riding or driving an animal upon a highway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this title, except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application, and except by those provisions which by their nature prohibit the rights to persons riding a bicycle or riding or driving an animal.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).
Full Breakdown
060, they must obey the same stop signs, signals, lane markings and right-of-way rules that apply to any other vehicle on a Victorville street, and other drivers owe cyclists the same duty not to obstruct their lawful use of the roadway. 090 bars riding, driving or propelling any vehicle or animal, including a bicycle, across or upon a sidewalk except over a permanently constructed driveway or for a necessary temporary crossing. 100 bars operating a bicycle on any street established as a freeway. 010 prohibits riding on any portion of a bicycle not specifically designed for carrying a passenger, and bars an operator from letting another person ride there.
020 separately makes it unlawful for anyone traveling on a bicycle to cling to or attach themselves to another moving vehicle. Together these sections form Victorville's cycling conduct rules; there is no separate bike-lane-specific ordinance in the code beyond this driver-parity framework, so bike lane markings and striping are established and enforced as part of the city's general traffic-control and roadway-marking authority rather than a standalone bicycle statute.
Violations & Fines
Section 12.12.010 makes it "a misdemeanor for any person to do any forbidden act or to fail to perform any act required by" Title 12, and that penalty applies to a bicyclist who runs a stop sign, disregards a signal, or otherwise breaks a rule of the road just as it applies to a motorist, as well as to sidewalk-riding and freeway-riding violations under sections 12.52.090 and 12.52.100.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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