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Chapter 19 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

Mountain View Municipal Code Art. V Pedestrians

Mountain View Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Mountain View

Cite as: Mountain View Municipal Code Article V · Text as of 2026-10-04

* For state law as to pedestrians, see Veh. C. A., Sec. 21950 et seq.

SEC. 19.46. - City traffic engineer to establish crosswalks.

a. The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to establish and maintain crosswalks and to designate them by appropriate devices or painted signs upon the surface of the roadway.

b. 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. No. 175.587, 1/25/60.)

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SEC. 19.47. - When pedestrians must use crosswalks.

No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in any business district.

(Ord. No. 175.587, 1/25/60; Ord. No. 175.644, 1/30/61.)

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SEC. 19.47.1. - Mid-block pedestrian crossing prohibited.

No pedestrian shall cross a street, except at its intersection with another street, on the sections of public streets hereinafter designated.

Street Section
East Dana Street Between Calderon Avenue and Pioneer Way

This prohibition is in addition to other prohibitions set forth in this code and the California Vehicle Code.

(Ord. No. 12.94, 7/26/94.)

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SEC. 19.48. - Obedience to special pedestrian traffic signals.

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. No. 175.644, 1/30/61.)

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SEC. 19.49. - Omitted.

SEC. 19.50. - Omitted.

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