{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-21955","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 21955","heading":"","body":"(a) Between adjacent intersections controlled by traffic control signal devices or by police officers, pedestrians shall not cross the roadway at any place except in a crosswalk.\n(b) (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":"fb6d662d5ef8cd0cc53529a0cea61dcc8c10a0625287c4a6c40e7536ec38cd6f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-21954","next":"us-ca/veh-21956"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}