California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Vehicle Code - VEH |
Division 11. RULES OF THE ROAD |
Chapter 5. Pedestrians’ Rights and Duties |
Section 21956.
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(a) No pedestrian may walk upon any roadway outside of a business or residence district otherwise than close to his or her left-hand edge of the roadway.
(b) A pedestrian may walk close to his or her right-hand edge of the roadway if a crosswalk or other means of safely crossing the roadway is not available or if existing traffic or other conditions would compromise the safety of a pedestrian attempting to cross the road.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 833, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2001.)