Bicycle Riding Restricted
San Diego Municipal Code § 84.09
in effect§84.09 Bicycle Riding Restricted
(a) No person shall operate a bicycle upon any sidewalk fronting any commercial business establishment unless official signs are posted authorizing such use.
(b) Any person riding or operating a bicycle on any sidewalk or right of way not open to public vehicular traffic shall exercise due care and shall yield the right of way to pedestrians.
(c) No person shall operate a bicycle on any sidewalk or right of way not open to public vehicular traffic at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent having due regard for pedestrian traffic and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.
(d) No person shall operate a cycle, with the sole exception of bicycles of conventional structure, designed to carry only one person or two persons, one behind the other with wheels one behind the other, upon the most westerly public walkway between San Diego Place and Law Street, known as Ocean Front Walk or Ocean Boulevard, and the most easterly public walkway between San Diego Place and Santa Rita Place, known as Bayside Walk. This subsection shall not apply to persons disabled or otherwise physically incapable of operating a conventionally designed bicycle.
(Amended 8–10–1992 by O–17818 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter08/Ch08Art04Division00.pdf#page=4Fetched: 10/28/2026