Car Club Subcommittee
2 Salinas Fire Department
City Council
Salinas Police Department
Library and Community Services
Appointed on January 10, 2023
At the direction of Council, the car club subcommittee was established Intent: To review the ordinance and provide options regarding cruising Administration
Ordinance History
Ordinance No. 2169 adopted on June 16, 1992
Ordinance was brought into effect due to traffic congestion, alcohol offenses, littering and noise complaints 3 Section 20-172. Cruising Prohibited
No person shall engage in the activity of cruising on any portion of public streets or highways identified at the beginning and end of the portion of the street or highway subject to cruising controls by "No Cruising" signs which shall reference Vehicle Code Section 21100(k) and this section of the Code. Each successive drive past the traffic-control point by a particular driver after written notice is given to that driver shall constitute a separate violation of this section and no additional notice to that driver shall be required prior to issuance of subsequent citations. 4 Ordinance No. 2169
Cruising vs. Sideshows
Cruising
Repetitive driving
Conducted on public street
Sideshows
reckless driving
speed contest
burnouts
large congregations on private property
5 What are other Cities doing?
City of San Jose
Repealed Regulation of Cruising on June 28, 2022
City of Sacramento
Repealed Cruising Ordinance on May 31, 2022
National City
Repealed Ban on Cruising on April 4, 2023
6 Assembly Bill 436 (2023-24)
This bill would remove the authorization for a local authority to adopt rules and regulations by ordinance or regulation regarding cruising.
Existing law makes it unlawful to operate a passenger vehicle, or commercial vehicle under 6,000 pounds, that has been modified from its original design so that any portion of the vehicle, other than the wheels, has less clearance from the surface of a level roadway than the clearance between the roadway and the lowermost portion of any rim of any wheel in contact with the roadway. This bill would repeal that prohibition. 7 Pilot Cruising Program
First Cruise in August
Cruising from E. Bernal/N.Main to E.Curtis/N.Main
Evening cruise from 5 – 7pm
Staging at Sherwood Hall
8 Current list of car club contacts:
Streetlife Car Club
Tavares Car Club
Crusaders Car Club
Castroville Midnighters
Watsonville Riders
Socios
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