Motorcycle Forum / General / Sportbikes / December 2007

That doesn't mean "racetrack". It's just a beautiful road that naturally
attracts motorcyclists, and this is not going to stop happening in the
forseeable future, even if all the squids evaporated tomorrow morning.

When push comes to shove, law-abiding, well-behaved riders will lose
the privilege of visiting Palomar mountain, while property owners will
still have reasonable access.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21100.htm

21100.  Local authorities may adopt rules and regulations by ordinance
or resolution regarding the following matters:

(a) Regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblages on the
highways.

k) (1) Regulating cruising.

(2) The ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to this subdivision
shall regulate cruising, which ( )4 is the repetitive driving of a
motor vehicle past a traffic control point in traffic ( )5 that is
congested at or near the traffic control point, as determined by the
ranking peace officer on duty within the affected area, within a
specified time period and after the vehicle operator has been given an
adequate written notice that further driving past the control point
will be a violation of the ordinance or resolution. ( )6

(3) A person is not in violation of an ordinance or resolution adopted
pursuant to this subdivision unless both of the following apply:

(A) That person has been given the written notice on a previous
driving trip past the control point and then again passes the control
point in that same time interval.

(B) The beginning and end of the portion of the street subject to
cruising controls are clearly identified by signs that briefly and
clearly state the appropriate provisions of this subdivision and the
local ordinance or resolution on cruising.

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21101.htm

Regulation of Highways
21101.  Local authorities, for those highways under their
jurisdiction, may adopt rules and regulations by ordinance or
resolution on the following matters:

(a) Closing any highway to vehicular traffic when, in the opinion of
the legislative body having jurisdiction, the highway is either of the
following:

(1) No longer needed for vehicular traffic.

(2) The closure is in the interests of public safety and all of the
following conditions and requirements are met:

(A) The street proposed for closure is located in a county with a
population of 6,000,000 or more.

(B) The street has an unsafe volume of traffic and a significant
incidence of crime.

(C) The affected local authority conducts a public hearing on the
proposed street closure.

(D) Notice of the hearing is provided to residents and owners of
property adjacent to the street proposed for closure.

(E) The local authority makes a finding that closure of the street
likely would result in a reduced rate of crime.

(b) Designating any highway as a through highway and requiring that
all vehicles observe official traffic control devices before entering
or crossing the highway or designating any intersection as a stop
intersection and requiring all vehicles to stop at one or more
entrances to the intersection.

(c) Prohibiting the use of particular highways by certain vehicles,
except as otherwise provided by the Public Utilities Commission
pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 1031) of Chapter 5 of
Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code.

(d) Closing particular streets during regular school hours for the
purpose of conducting automobile driver training programs in the
secondary schools and colleges of this state.

(e) Temporarily closing a portion of any street for celebrations,
parades, local special events, and other purposes when, in the opinion
of local authorities having jurisdiction or a public officer or
employee that the local authority designates by resolution, the
closing is necessary for the safety and protection of persons who are
to use that portion of the street during the temporary closing.

(f) Prohibiting entry to, or exit from, or both, from any street by
means of islands, curbs, traffic barriers, or other roadway design
features to implement the circulation element of a general plan
adopted pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 65350) of
Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code. The rules
and regulations authorized by this subdivision shall be consistent
with the responsibility of local government to provide for the health
and safety of its citizens.

Amended Sec. 63.5, Ch. 877, Stats. 1998. Effective January 1, 1999.
Supersedes Ch. 876.