§ 21951

California Vehicle Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Whenever any vehicle has stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass the stopped vehicle.

(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)

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