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

Chapter 9.18 of the Yucaipa Municipal Code, added by Ordinance 474 in 2026, governs bicycles and e-conveyances in the City of Yucaipa. It takes the state meaning of "bicycle lane" from Streets and Highways Code Section 890.4 and defines a "narrow width lane" as a lane too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.

Section 9.18.020(A) prohibits unsafe riding on any publicly owned property, naming public streets, sidewalks, rights of way, parks, bicycle paths, trails and lanes. The listed examples include riding on a public street or bikeway against the flow of traffic, not yielding to vehicles or pedestrians when required, failing to obey posted signs, racing, speed or stunt contests, carrying an item that blocks full control and forward visibility, riding faster than is reasonable and prudent, and performing wheelies or tricks when pedestrians or moving vehicles are present. Subsection B bars riding more than two abreast, except on paths or parts of a roadway set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. Subsection C requires a rider emerging from an alley, driveway, path or building onto a sidewalk to yield to all pedestrians, and a rider entering a bicycle lane, highway or street to yield to all vehicles, bicycles or e-conveyances. Subsection E bans handheld phone use unless the device is configured for voice-operated hands-free use. Subsection F bars sidewalk riding except in a driveway, in an area designated as a bikeway by the city council, or to avoid a dangerous situation or obstacle.

Parking is covered by § 9.18.050: no one can temporarily leave unaccompanied, abandon or park a bicycle or e-conveyance in a manner that obstructs vehicular traffic or the pedestrian travel way of a sidewalk or pedestrian path, or where a government sign prohibits bicycle parking. Section 9.18.070 exempts first responders on duty and electric personal assistive mobility devices used safely by physically disabled persons.