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CiTY OF SAN LEANDRO BiCYCLE & PEDESTRiAN MASTER PLAN ~ 195 <br />California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices <br />(CA MUTCD 2014) <br />The CA MUTCD provides guidelines for all traffic control devices, which <br />include “signs, signals, markings, and other devices used to regulate, warn, <br />or guide traffic, placed on, over, or adjacent to a street, highway, pedestrian <br />facility, or bikeway by authority of a public agency having jurisdiction.” The <br />CA MUTCD offers standard design configurations for the placement of traffic <br />control devices as they relate to bikeways. <br />Project Development Procedures Manual (2016) <br />The Project Development Procedures Manual, Chapter 31: Non-Motorized <br />Transportation Facilities, defines the means by which local jurisdictions may <br />receive Caltrans approval for State-funded projects. <br />Towards an Active California: State Active <br />Transportation Plan (2017) <br />Towards an Active California is the state’s first active transportation plan. The <br />plan lays out the policies and actions that Caltrans and its partner agencies will <br />take to achieve the department’s ambitious statewide goals to double walking <br />and triple bicycling trips by 2020. <br />California Vehicle Code <br />The California vehicle Code (CvC) has several sections related to bicycle and <br />pedestrian operation while also granting local jurisdictions leeway to create <br />their own policies. Section 21200 establishes bicyclists’ right to share the road <br />with vehicles, and makes them subject to the same rules and regulations as <br />drivers. This section also defines conditions under which a bicyclist may “take <br />the lane,” as well as instances when drivers are allowed in bike lanes. The CvC <br />includes standard specifications for bicycles, including brakes and reflective <br />devices, as well as general safety guidelines and helmet requirements for riders <br />under 18 years of age. Finally, Sections 3900-3911 create a bicycle licensing <br />program, through which cities, if they choose, may request licensing forms <br />from the State, to be distributed through local bicycle vendors when bicycles <br />are sold. While few California cities currently have bicycle licensing programs, <br />there is a well-established program in Chicago, illinois. The success of a bicycle <br />licensing program is dependent upon extensive public awareness, achieved <br />through public education campaigns. <br />California vehicle Code Section 467 defines a “pedestrian” as any person who <br />is afoot or who is using a means of conveyance propelled by human power <br />other than a bicycle. “Pedestrian” includes any person who is operating a self- <br />propelled wheelchair, invalid tricycle, or motorized quadricycle and, by reason <br />of physical disability, is otherwise unable to move about as a pedestrian, as <br />specified in subdivision. The vehicle Code also identifies pedestrians’ rights <br />and responsibilities when crossing the street, including where it is legal to <br />cross the street and the amount of “due care” required of pedestrians when <br />entering the roadway. The Code also discusses when motorists must yield to <br />pedestrians and vice versa. <br />333