Berkeley Municipal Code Ch. 14.32 Pedestrian Regulations

The City Traffic Engineer is authorized to establish and maintain crosswalks and to designate them by appropriate devices or painted signs upon the surface of the roadway. (Ord. 3262-NS § 8, 1952)

It is unlawful for any pedestrian to cross a roadway in any business district other than by a crosswalk. (Ord. 3262-NS § 8.1, 1952)

It is unlawful for any pedestrian to 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. (Ord. 3262-NS § 8.2, 1952)

It is unlawful for any person to stand in any roadway other than in a safety zone or in a crosswalk if such action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic and it is unlawful for any person to use any safety zone or divisional island for any purpose other than that necessary to provide temporary safety from moving vehicular traffic. This section shall not apply to any public officer or employee, or employee of a public utility when necessarily upon a street or divisional island in the line of duty. (Ord. 4241-NS § 1, 1967; Ord. 3262-NS § 8.3, 1952)

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. (Ord. 3262-NS § 8.4, 1952)

Skateboards shall obey all rules applicable to pedestrians, the California Vehicle Code and comply with the following regulations:

A. No age restrictions shall be placed upon skateboard users;

B. Skateboarders shall wear reflecting material and/or light colored clothing when skateboarding after dark;

C. Butt boarding and lying down on skateboards shall be prohibited;

D. Home made ramps in streets shall be prohibited;

E. Sidewalks shall be used for skateboarding where available, and skateboarders will yield the right-of-way to pedestrians;

F. Where sidewalks are not available, the skateboarder will be required to use the extreme left-hand edge of the roadway; facing oncoming traffic;

G. Skateboarders are required to obey traffic laws and vehicles codes set forth in California Highway Patrol’s Skateboard Safety Handbook. (Ord. 5853-NS § 1, 1988)