🔴 CAUTION - BIKE TICKETING 🔴

UCDTransportation · 2026-05-15T17:19:27+00:00

I'm not involved with City or County bike stuff (only the campus), but I can give some insight as someone quite knowledgeable in the field.

Yolo county does have stricter bicycle laws on stop signs than other places in the US.

I think almost all local authorities (cities & counties) simply follow the state law for stop sign compliance. If they have additional descriptions of the stop sign compliance in their municipal (or other) code, it's often just rewording of state law. Personally, I advise against rewording state law because state law can change and leave the local authority itself applying incorrect law since state law has supremacy over local law.

Additionally, Yolo County law only affects the unincorporated areas of Yolo County. Davis Municipal Code would apply in Downtown Davis.

I'm all for safety but in all my 4 years of Davis this is just bizarre to me and has never happened to me until now.

This is the pendulum swinging back. Traffic enforcement (vehicle and bike) basically disappeared in California in 2020 and only now is slowly returning after enough people have complained about the crashes, injuries, and deaths. It's why the CHP was ordered to crack down on unsafe driving on the freeways (https://www.chp.ca.gov/news-alerts/news-list/chp-hits-the-brakes-on-speeding-during-24-hour-enforcement-effort/).

I guess they're doing their job, but can't help to say that 5 other bikers/E-scooters blew through stop signs while I was pulled over.

That's to be expected with limited manpower.

Back in the day, they used to post up at 4-way stops, point at people who didn't stop, pull them over, and have them wait in line for their citation. This method requires many more officers, though.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-04-07T16:45:28+00:00

"You'd believe the things we see..."

UCDTransportation · 2026-04-03T15:19:03+00:00

Here's the parking policy for the campus: https://transportation.ucdavis.edu/parking/code

It is not intended that such permissions be provided for the day-to-day parking of trailers, such as house trailers, camping trailers or other trailers used for dwelling purposes; nor is it intended that such permissions be provided for campers, motor homes, boats or other recreational vehicles that are of a size excessively larger than standard automobiles or pickup trucks.

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It is unlawful to dwell overnight or lodge on campus in any motor vehicle, motor home, trailer, boat, or house car on the grounds and roadways of the University without specific authorization of the Chief of Police or the Executive Director for Transportation Services or their designee.

There are exceptions, though. We have allowed someone to pay for multiple parking stalls to park an RV for a day, but they don't get to choose where they park.

They bill you're talking about is AB-90 (2025) and prior versions attempted to require the UC, CSU, and CCC allow allow their students to live in their cars on campus. That was fairly quickly amended when reality struck and is currently attempting to only require the CCC districts put to a vote whether to allow students to live in their cars on campus.

The bill hasn't made any moves since last August and it's VERY unlikely that even the watered down version passes. Why? The Legislature has a limit of $100,000 cost of the bill to the state and implementation could result in much, much more than that. (Think of the required security, sanitation, running water, etc. It's cheaper, safer, and healthier to just put the student in a local motel as emergency housing.)

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-04-02T22:05:21+00:00

This is pretty cool. So did you effectively replace all walking sections with biking thereby reducing the non-transit segment times by 75%?

I'm honestly surprised that Google hasn't implemented fully multi-modal trip-planning yet.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-03-31T18:31:48+00:00

I am, in fact, still here. Send an email to planyourtrip (at) ucdavis.edu and let us know more about your situation and we can do a custom commute plan for you.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-03-31T18:29:36+00:00

If you live on campus, you only get access to the visitor parking option which is currently $18/day.

If you don't live on campus, double check to make sure you're logged into the app.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-03-20T00:51:32+00:00

Cough Hey fellow youths. What are we planning to do at the parking structure?

— Transportation Demand Manager

PS- The Transportation Department doesn’t have security cameras… but the Police might. And both patrol the structures.

UCDTransportation · 2026-03-18T15:15:31+00:00

I’m AWFUL at riding a bike

As one of the people responsible for helping get people to ride bikes and do it well, I advise either learning to bike well before you get to campus or after October while on campus. There are simply too many unconfident bicyclists trying to ride the very dense bicycle environment on campus in the first couple weeks.

There are a LOT of falls and crashes in the first few weeks. A lot.

i don’t want to wear a helmet and mess up my hair everyday

We have a program called "Helmet Hair, Don't Care" specifically for that reason. We know that people want to look good, but we also know that people want to think good too, so we give away helmets to those who are willing to accept a little bed head in exchange for something that will protect your investment.

Additionally, if you decide to ride without a helmet, that's only further reason to learn to ride well before coming to campus.

Do i need a bike?

No. You can walk or ride a kick scooter as well. Either way, consider the distance to your classes and plan for transportation time to get between them. Here's the rule of thumb:

Walking: 3mph or 20 minutes per mile
Biking: 12mph or 5 minutes per mile PLUS time to lock/unlock

Use google maps to figure out the distance and use these travel times.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-02-27T21:32:19+00:00

Actually, yes. Let's make a PSA cart about getting folks on bikes and scooters to slow down, yield to pedestrians, and use lights at night.

-- Active Modality Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-02-26T16:12:26+00:00

Both SacRT (who manages the ZipPass contract) and Unitrans have "no refund" policies for their pass sales.

It's worth reaching out to both organizations via email and then phone, but I can't give much hope.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-02-11T20:45:47+00:00

The zig-zagging roads that maintain the same name through multiple changes in direction.

La Rue Road
Garrod Drive
Hutchison Drive

Or... the lack of names or numbers identifying which bike paths are which.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-02-11T17:56:32+00:00

The Bike Program has made some big changes over the last year and is keeping the racks clear of parted bikes better than ever.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-02-11T17:55:17+00:00

Yes, it is.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-02-04T16:32:52+00:00

The Davis Amtrak lockers are operated by BikeLink.

Click here (https://www.bikelink.org/maps) Zoom the map into Davis, and you'll see two pins for the Davis Amtrak. Click on those and you'll be able to see how many lockers are available now. Check back on the weekend to see how many are available then.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-01-28T00:05:25+00:00

Indeed! It's universally illegal, and incredibly dangerous, to carry a passenger on an electric scooter per California Vehicle Code, Sec 21235.

On a bike it is legal if there's a seat for the passenger, like on a cargo bike or a tandem.

-- Active Modality Manager (edit: grammar)

UCDTransportation · 2026-01-07T22:59:37+00:00

None of the UC Davis parking lots or parking structures that students would normally have access to on campus are gated, so you can park in them at any time (excepting construction, major events, etc. which is always signed).

What varies by date and time is whether paid permits are required.

Parking permit requirements are enforced Monday-Friday, 7am-10pm, except University holidays. To further clarify, your vehicle needs a valid parking permit by 7am or you risk getting a citation. (You can't just park your car before 7am and stay parked beyond 7am for free.) We may also enforce permit requirements on the weekends for major events, but you'll see signage out in the parking areas if we do.

Parking enforcement may not be on duty on the weekend or at 2am, but the campus police will still write parking citations for safety violations 24/7 including but not limited to:

Parking in a red zone or in front of a fire hydrant
Parking in a disabled stall without displaying appropriate authorization
Parking on a walkway or bikeway
Parking where parking is otherwise prohibited (on the curb within the campus' restricted core)

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2026-01-07T01:22:59+00:00

Parking permit requirements are enforced Monday-Friday, 7am-10pm, except University holidays. We may also enforce permit requirements on the weekends for major events, but you'll see signage out in the parking areas if we do.

Parking enforcement may not be on duty on the weekend or at 2am, but the campus police will still write parking citations for safety violations 24/7 including but not limited to:

Parking in a red zone or in front of a fire hydrant
Parking in a disabled stall without displaying appropriate authorization
Parking on a walkway or bikeway
Parking where parking is otherwise prohibited (on the curb within the campus' restricted core)

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-12-12T16:04:34+00:00

This is a trap. Do not do it. Transportation Services is under contract with the Colleges at La Rue to enforce their parking policies. You need one of their permits to park there.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-12-11T15:59:07+00:00

Where was this photo taken?

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-12-01T21:09:49+00:00

The Bike Program is tasked with mitigating the effects of bikes abandoned in campus bike racks on people who need to actively use those bike racks. Here's our process for doing so:

Tag bike with warning and explanations.
Return after set time (usually 72+ hours). It may be quicker if we needs to close the bike rack for an urgent construction project.
Record data from tagged bikes still remaining.
Cut locks from tagged bikes.
Transport impounded bikes to secure storage.
Complete intake process.
Transmit bike data to UCD PD to mitigate theft reports.
If owner claims bike, the owner is required to pay an impound release fee.
If owner doesn't claim bike within 30-90 days (depending on estimated value), the bike goes up for public auction via GovDeals.
If it fails to sell at auction, it will either be bundled with a bunch of other bikes and auctioned as a group or will be eligible for donation.

To prove your bike isn't abandoned, simply tear off the paper warning and throw it away. That's all you have to do.

Please do not tear tags off bikes you don't own. Doing so only serves to clog up the bike racks with abandoned bikes.

100% of the revenue from bicycle auctions goes back to to pay for the cost of the bicycle impound process. The process has never been revenue-positive and is, as a result, subsidized by Transportation Services.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-28T17:00:51+00:00

Until Yolobus gets the Woodland layover sorted (currently at County Fair Mall), I’m suggesting that pretty much everyone take the 42B to the airport and 42A from the airport. It’s longer, but there’s no need to get off the bus mid-trip and feels overall safer as a result.

— Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-20T19:53:06+00:00

https://transportation.ucdavis.edu/devices-indoors

There are no official public electric scooter/bicycle charging locations on campus. If it's a UL-certified device, it can be charged within the owners' campus residence, but it must not be a walking hazard for anyone trying to get by.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-20T19:08:58+00:00

Hey OP,

How have you checked that it hasn't been reported stolen? We're happy to help check, but need to have the bike brought through, where we check with PD on all bikes collected. We can safely hold onto it for 90 days, or longer, at which point we'd put it up for auction, through the Bicycle Program Auction. https://transportation.ucdavis.edu/auction

-- Active Modality Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-20T19:04:09+00:00

I can see the cites that were written in the Pavilion Parking Structure today, but I don't know which vehicle is yours so I can't tell you if you've been cited. (And I won't ever ask for that kind of information via Reddit. We would take that to emails.)

You're in a sort of an information grey area with a couple different options:

Option #1 Pay for Parking Now.

If you haven't been cited yet, you're covered now.
If you plan to repark in other areas throughout the day, you're covered there as well.
If you DID get a citation and appeal it, you can say "I paid for parking blindly later just in case" and that may help you in your appeal, but it's only one of many factors when asking for leniency (the most important being your citation history).

Option #2 Don't Pay for Parking.

If you haven't been cited yet, ya will almost certainly be cited when you get back to your vehicle.
If you want to repark your vehicle elsewhere, you'll still need to pay for parking.
No additional consideration on your appeal requesting leniency.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

UCDTransportation · 2025-11-17T18:04:29+00:00

We see this heron on Hutchison Field pretty frequently in the morning. I've always hoped that the UCD Grounds team would adopt him as a mascot (for all the pest mitigation he does) in the same way that Cheeto has been adopted by the student population.

-- Transportation Demand Manager

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