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Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Bakersfield Municipal Code Ch. 10.48 Pedestrians

Bakersfield Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Bakersfield

Cite as: Bakersfield Municipal Code Chapter 10.48 · Text as of 2026-10-02

10.48.020 Crossing at crosswalk in central traffic district, business districts and…

10.48.010 Crosswalks established.

The traffic authority may establish, designate and maintain crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway as follows: crosswalks may 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 said district where the traffic authority determines that there is need to direct and guide pedestrians to a location to cross the roadway. (Ord. 4539 § 1, 2008; prior code § 11.04.340)

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10.48.020 Crossing at crosswalk in central traffic district, business districts

and school zones required.

A. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than at a crosswalk in the central traffic district or in any business district or in a school zone.

B. This section shall not apply within any parking mall. (Ord. 2607 § 6, 1980; prior code § 11.04.350)

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