Yuba City, CA Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Riding rule
- Must stay within a designated bike lane or path
- Vehicle crossing limit
- Max 100 feet of travel within a lane
- Right-of-way
- Drivers must yield to bicycles already in lane
- Sidewalk riding
- Banned unless signed as a bikeway
- Enforcing agency
- Yuba City Police Department
- Adopted
- Ordinance 911, effective October 7, 1982
Summary
Once Yuba City designates a bicycle lane or path along a street, cyclists must ride within it rather than in the open travel lane, and motorists may only cross or drive within the lane briefly to turn, park or reach a driveway. Section 4-9.1706 sets the riding requirement; Section 4-9.1707 restricts vehicle incursions into designated lanes.
Sec. 4-9.1705. - Bicycle paths—Establishment of signs. The Council may, by resolution, establish bicycle lanes, bicycle paths, or bicycle routes upon or adjacent to any street... Sec. ... 4-9.1706. - Riding on roadways outside bicycle lanes or paths. Where a bicycle lane has been designated upon a roadway or a bicycle path has been designated adjacent to a roadway, no person shall ride upon such roadway except within such bicycle lane or path or except as otherwise permitted by the provisions of this chapter. ... Sec. ... 4-9.1707. - Vehicles crossing paths and lanes. No person shall drive a vehicle upon or across a bicycle path or lane, except to enter or exit a driveway and except to park such vehicle or leave a parking space, to enter or leave the street, or to prepare for a turn; provided, however, in no case shall a motor vehicle be driven within a bicycle lane for a distance in excess of 100 ft. during the execution of such movement.
Full Breakdown
1701. 1705 authorizes the City Council, by resolution, to establish bicycle lanes, paths or routes on or adjacent to any street, with the Public Works Director erecting the signs that mark them. 1706 requires cyclists to ride within it: no person shall ride upon such roadway except within the bicycle lane or path, except as otherwise permitted by the chapter. 1707 limits how a driver may enter a designated bicycle lane. A vehicle may cross the lane only to enter or exit a driveway, park or leave a parking space, enter or leave the street, or prepare for a turn, and even then a motor vehicle may not travel within the bicycle lane for a distance exceeding 100 feet while making that movement.
A driver crossing or entering the lane under any of those exceptions must first yield the right-of-way to every bicycle already within the lane. 1703 bars bicycles from sidewalks unless the sidewalk is a signed, designated bikeway. 1702 not to knowingly permit a child or ward to violate these rules.
Violations & Fines
Riding outside a designated bicycle lane or path, or driving a vehicle into or across one except to turn, park, or enter a driveway within the 100-foot limit, is an infraction under Section 4-9.1706 and Section 4-9.1707. Violations fall under the Municipal Code's general infraction schedule, Section 1-2.02: up to $100 for a first offense, up to $200 for a second within a year, and up to $500 after that.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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