Cal. Vehicle Code § 21950 : California Vehicle Code — Rules Of The Road — Pedestrians' Rights And Duties — Yielding right-of-way to pedestrian in crosswalk Date: 7 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session (a) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (b) This section does not relieve a pedestrian from the duty of using due care for his or her safety. No pedestrian may suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle that is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard. No pedestrian may unnecessarily stop or delay traffic while in a marked or unmarked crosswalk. (c) The driver of a vehicle approaching a pedestrian within any marked or unmarked crosswalk shall exercise all due care and shall reduce the speed of the vehicle or take any other action relating to the operation of the vehicle as necessary to safeguard the safety of the pedestrian. (d) Subdivision (b) does not relieve a driver of a vehicle from the duty of exercising due care for the safety of any pedestrian within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection. Ca. Veh. Code § 21950 Amended by Stats 2000 ch 833 (AB 2522), s 8, eff. 1/1/01.