Chapter 11 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Article 7 — Pedestrians
Colusa Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Colusa
Sec. 11-7A. - Establishment authority.¶
(1)
The chief of police shall 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 shall be established and maintained at all intersections where the chief of police determines that there is particular hazard to pedestrians crossing the roadway, subject to the limitation contained in subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
Other than crosswalks at intersections, not more than one additional crosswalk shall be established in any one block, and such crosswalk shall be located as nearly as practicable at mid-block.
(Ord. No. 396, §§ 1, 2.)
Sec. 11-7B. - Crossing at right angles prohibited—Exception.¶
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.
(Ord. No. 396, §§ 1, 2.)
Sec. 11-7C. - Standing in roadway prohibited—Exceptions.¶
No person shall stand in any roadway, other than in a safety zone or in a crosswalk, if such action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic. 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.
(Ord. No. 396, §§ 1, 2.)
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