California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Vehicle Code - VEH |
Division 11. RULES OF THE ROAD |
Chapter 5. Pedestrians’ Rights and Duties |
Section 21954.
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(a) Every pedestrian upon a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway so near as to constitute an immediate hazard.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver of a vehicle from the duty to exercise due care for the safety of any pedestrian upon a roadway.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1015.)