Veh. Code, § 21970 · Chapter 5. Pedestrians’ Rights and Duties
Veh. Code, § 21970
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) No person may stop a vehicle unnecessarily in a manner that causes the vehicle to block a marked or unmarked crosswalk or sidewalk.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not preclude the driver of a vehicle facing a steady circular red light from turning right or turning left from a one-way street onto a one-way street pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 21453.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 833, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2001.
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