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CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
2000 MAIN STREET CALIFORNIA 92648
P.O. BOX 70 POLICE DEPARTMENT Tel: (714) 960-8811

Kenneth W. Small
Chief of Police
Date: January 4, 2006

 

Dear Parents and Students:


The Huntington Beach Police Department receives complaints every year regarding traffic violations near our schools. These complaints include vehicles speeding, double parking, blocking/impeding traffic, failing to yield to oncoming traffic, making illegal U-turns, not signaling, and driving past school buses with flashing red lights, just to name a few.

Our officers issue about one thousand citations each year to children for bicycle and pedestrian
violations. The most common violations include riding on the wrong side of the road, not wearing a helmet, riding double, riding outside the bike lane, riding motorized scooters, walking against don’t walk signs, jaywalking, etc… Although citations are unpleasant for everyone, they are necessary to ensure bicycle and pedestrian safety in our city.


In 2005, the Huntington Beach Police Department responded to seventy-eight traffic collisions involving pedestrians resulting in seventy-five injuries and five fatalities. We also responded to 101 collisions involving bicycles resulting in eighty-nine injuries and two fatalities. Our goal in 2006 is to have no injuries or fatalities occur, but that is not possible without your help. We have attached a short list of some of the most common violations related to bicycle, pedestrian, and vehicle operations. This is simply a reminder of some of the state and local laws we enforce daily for your safety. I encourage you to discuss these laws with your children and remind them of their responsibilities as pedestrians and bicycle riders. I also hope this will serve as a friendly reminder to you as a driver while you drop off and pick up your children at our schools.


Listed are website addresses where the California Vehicle Codes may be researched in detail: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov or http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/vc.htm. Alternative Vehicle laws are summarized at www.hbpd.org/traffic_otherveh.htm. The Huntington Beach Police Department is both committed to and concerned with your child’s safety. Lets all do our part to make 2006 the safest year yet for our children.


Sincerely,


Kenneth W. Small
Chief of Police

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CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
2000 MAIN STREET CALIFORNIA 92648
P.O. BOX 70 POLICE DEPARTMENT Tel: (714) 960-8811

Kenneth W. Small
Chief of Police
Date: January 4, 2006

 

21200 CVC (Bicycle rider responsibilities)
Every person riding a bicycle upon a highway has all the rights and is subject to all the provisions
applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this division.

21201 CVC (Bicycle Safety; Brakes, Handlebars, Lights, Reflectors)
(a) Brake required.
(b) Handlebars raised above the shoulders prohibited.
(c) Must be able to safely stop & to put one foot on ground when stopped.
(d) During darkness, every bicycle operated shall be equipped with a White light to the front
Red reflector on the rear White or yellow reflector on each pedal White or yellow reflector on each side forward of the center of the bicycle, White or red reflector on each side to the rear of the center of the bicycle,

21202 CVC (Ride on right side of roadway)
Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at that time shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the
roadway.

21203 CVC (Hitching rides)
No person riding upon any motorcycle, motorized bicycle, bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled, or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any streetcar or vehicle on the roadway.

21204 CVC (Riding double, Seat required)
No person operating a bicycle upon a highway shall ride other than upon or astride a permanent and
regular seat attached thereto.

21208 CVC (Bike lanes)
Bicycles shall ride within the bicycle lane when a bicycle lane is present.

21212 CVC (Bicycle Helmets)
A person under 18 years of age shall not operate (nor ride upon as a passenger) a bicycle, a nonmotorized scooter, skateboard, or wear in-line or roller skates, unless that person is wearing a
properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet

21235 CVC (Motorized Scooters; electric or gas powered)
(a) Brake required.
(b) Operate only on highways with a speed limit of 25 mph or less.
(c) Bicycle helmet required.
(d) Valid driver's license required.
(e) Passengers prohibited.
(f) Carry any article preventing at least one hand upon the handlebars.
(g) Riding on sidewalk prohibited.
(h) Handlebars raised above shoulders prohibited.
(i) Leave motorized scooter blocking any sidewalk prohibited.
(j) Hitching ride to any other vehicle on the roadway.

22411 CVC (Scooter speed)
No person shall operate a motorized scooter at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour.

21456 CVC (Walk against signal)
Cross against "DONT WALK", "WAIT", or "Upraised Hand" symbol prohibited.

21955 CVC (Jaywalking)
Between adjacent intersections controlled by traffic control signal devices, pedestrians shall not cross the roadway at any place except in a crosswalk.

21650.1 CVC (Ride against traffic)
A bicycle operated on a roadway, or the shoulder of a highway, shall be operated in the same direction,
as vehicles are required to be driven upon the roadway.

27400 CVC (Wearing headphones)
A person operating a motor vehicle or bicycle may not wear a headset, or earplugs in, both ears.

22102 CVC (U-turns)
No person in a business district shall make a U-turn, except at an intersection, or on a divided highway
where an opening has been provided. This turning movement shall be made as close as practicable to
the extreme left-hand edge of the lanes moving in the driver's direction of travel immediately prior to the
initiation of the turning movement.

22103 CVC (U-turns)
No person in a residence district shall make a U-turn when any other vehicle is approaching from either
direction within 200 feet, except at an intersection when the approaching vehicle is controlled by an official traffic control device.

22106 CVC (Unsafe starting, unsafe backing)
No person shall start a vehicle stopped, standing, or parked on a highway, nor shall any person back a
vehicle on a highway until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.

22107 CVC (Unsafe turn, signaling)
No person shall turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway until such
movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after the giving of an appropriate signal in
the event any other vehicle may be affected by the movement.

22108 CVC (Signaling prior to turn)
Any signal of intention to turn right or left shall be given continuously during the last 100 feet traveled by
the vehicle before turning.

22109 CVC (Unsafe stop)
No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle on a highway without first giving an
appropriate signal.

22352 CVC (School zone)
Maximum speed in a school zone is 25 (twenty-five) miles per hour, when children are present.

22400 CVC (Impeding or blocking traffic)
No person shall drive upon a highway at such a slow speed as to impede or block the normal and
reasonable movement of traffic. No person shall bring a vehicle to a complete stop upon a highway so as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic unless the stop is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.

22454 CVC (School bus loading passengers)
Do not pass school bus until flashing red lights and/or stop signal arm cease.

10.48.105 HBMC
3-minute student loading zones. No stopping, standing or parking at any time for any purpose other than
loading or unloading of passengers, which shall not exceed three (3) minutes. The restricted parking
applies between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. on days that school is in session. (Note - This is not a 3-
minute parking zone, but a loading and unloading zone only.)



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