Title 4 — PUBLIC SAFETY›Chapter 5 — TRAFFIC
Article 11 — PEDESTRIANS
Antioch Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Antioch
§ 4-5.1101 MARKED CROSSWALKS ESTABLISHED BY CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER.¶
(A) The City Traffic Engineer shall establish, designate, and maintain crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks, or lines upon the surface of the roadway.
(B) Crosswalks shall be established and maintained at all intersections within the Central Traffic District, and at such intersections outside such District, and at other places within or outside such District where the City Traffic Engineer determines there is particular hazard to pedestrians crossing the roadway, subject to the limitation set forth in division (C) of this section.
(C) Other than crosswalks at intersections, no crosswalk shall be established in any block which is less than 400 feet in length, and such crosswalk shall be located as nearly as practicable at midblock.
('66 Code, § 4-5.1101) (Ord. 317-C-S, passed 6-10-76)
§ 4-5.1102 USE OF CROSSWALKS BY PEDESTRIANS.¶
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in the Central Traffic District or in any business district.
('66 Code, § 4-5.1102) (Ord. 317-C-S, passed 6-10-76) Penalty, see § 4-5.1601
§ 4-5.1103 CROSSING AT RIGHT ANGLES.¶
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb, except in a marked crosswalk.
('66 Code, § 4-5.1103) (Ord. 317-C-S, passed 6-10-76) Penalty, see § 4-5.1601
§ 4-5.1104 STANDING IN ROADWAYS.¶
No person shall stand in any roadway, other than in a safety zone or a crosswalk, if such action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any public officer or employee, or employee of a public utility, when necessarily upon a street in the line of duty.
('66 Code, § 4-5.1104) (Ord. 317-C-S, passed 6-10-76) Penalty, see § 4-5.1601
§ 4-5.1105 PEDESTRIANS TO OBEY SPECIAL PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC SIGNALS.¶
Pedestrians shall obey the indication of special traffic signals installed for pedestrians only and shall disregard the indication of a vehicular traffic signal at any location where special pedestrian traffic signals are in place.
('66 Code, § 4-5.1105) (Ord. 317-C-S, passed 6-10-76) Penalty, see § 4-5.1601
§ 4-5.1106 CROSSING PROHIBITED.¶
No pedestrian shall cross a street at any location determined to be unsafe for pedestrian movement.
('66 Code, § 4-5.1106) (Ord. 317-C-S, passed 6-10-76) Penalty, see § 4-5.1601
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