{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-21966","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 21966","heading":"","body":"(a) A pedestrian shall not proceed along a bicycle path or lane where there is an adjacent adequate pedestrian facility.\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 bicyclist 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":"46784c2e3c8ece5d1ef9a44c11897db1b3da11b47020ad4c21bda8183a243d54","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-21965","next":"us-ca/veh-21967"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}