§ 4-26. Rules of the road

(a) It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle to drive in, over or upon any bicycle lane established by this chapter or established by any resolution as herein provided for, except for the purpose of ingress or egress to adjacent property and except for crossing at intersecting streets.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any bicycle, as herein defined, to drive in, over or upon that portion of the public street outside of a bicycle lane as established by this chapter or any resolution hereinafter passed by the city council, except for the purposes of ingress and egress to the bicycle lane, and except for street crossings at intersections.

(c) Except as herein provided, the rules of the road established by the Vehicle Code and Article 4 of Chapter 1, Division 11, Section 21200 through and including 21207 California Vehicle Code shall be in full force and effect on the city streets of the City of Costa Mesa, as though fully set forth in this chapter.

(d) Except in established bicycle lanes, it shall be unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle on any public street, roadway or highway anywhere except as near the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway as practical or in the case of streets, roadways or highways carrying traffic in one direction only, as near as practical to the far left-hand or far right-hand curb or edge of said roadway, and in each instance exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-134 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code, whenever a person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, bicyclist or vehicle exiting or entering any driveway or alley.

(Ord. No. 73-20, § 2, 6-4-73; Ord. No. 90-8, § 2, 6-4-90)