Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 8 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
El Segundo Municipal Code Ch. 6 Pedestrians
El Segundo Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · El Segundo
Cite as: El Segundo Municipal Code Chapter 6 · Text as of 2026-10-03
8-6-1: CROSSWALK ESTABLISHMENT:¶
A. Pedestrian Crossings Indicated: 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 as follows:
Crosswalks shall be established and maintained at all intersections within the business district and at intersections outside the district, and at other places within or outside the district where the City Traffic Engineer determines that there is particular hazard to pedestrians crossing the roadway.
B. Prohibited Crossings: The City Traffic Engineer may place signs at or adjacent to an intersection in respect to any crosswalk directing that pedestrians shall not cross in the crosswalk so indicated. (Ord. 659, 3-13-1967)
8-6-2: CROSSING ROADWAYS:¶
A. Business Districts: No pedestrian shall cross a roadway in any business district other than at a crosswalk.
B. Crossing Roadway At Right Angle: 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. 659, 3-13-1967)
8-6-3: STANDING IN ROADWAY:¶
No person shall stand, sit or remain in any roadway other than in a safety zone, if the action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic. This provision shall not apply to any public officer or employee, or to the employee of any public utility or of any franchise or permit holder holding a franchise or permit from the City or from any of its authorized officers, when the person is necessarily upon a street and engaged in the performance of his necessary duty therein, or to licensed surveyors or to members of their respective parties or crews, when actually and necessarily engaged in the performances of their proper functions. (Ord. 659, 3-13-1967)
8-6-4: OBSTRUCTING FREE PASSAGE OF PEDESTRIANS:¶
No person shall stop, stand or sit in or upon any sidewalk area or crosswalk in any manner so as to hinder or obstruct the free passage of pedestrians thereon, nor shall any person annoy or molest the pedestrians. (Ord. 659, 3-13-1967)
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