{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-21953","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 21953","heading":"","body":"(a) Whenever any pedestrian crosses a roadway other than by means of a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing, if a pedestrian tunnel or overhead crossing serves the place where the pedestrian is crossing the roadway, such pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles on the highway so near as to constitute an immediate hazard.\n(b) This section shall not be construed to mean that a marked crosswalk, with or without a signal device, cannot be installed where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead crossing exists.\n(c) (1) A peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, shall not stop a pedestrian for a violation of subdivision (a) unless a reasonably careful person would realize there is an immediate danger of a collision with a moving vehicle or other device moving exclusively by human power.\n(2) This subdivision does not relieve a pedestrian from the duty of using due care for their safety.\n(3) This subdivision does not relieve a driver of a vehicle from the duty of exercising due care for the safety of any pedestrian within the roadway.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000. - 23336.]","CHAPTER 5. Pedestrians’ Rights and Duties [21949. - 21971.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"426a2e04530666cee2228d42f6316fbb90dd490ca3cdadeebc06c456c9d0627f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-21952","next":"us-ca/veh-21954"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}