Piedmont Municipal Code Art. IV Pedestrians

COUNCIL

The chief of police is hereby authorized to establish and maintain crosswalks at intersections and to designate them by appropriate devices or painted signs upon the surface of the roadway. The City Council may, by ordinance, designate those places where crosswalks should be located between intersections. (Ord. No. 199 N.S., 9/58)

It shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to cross a roadway in any business district other than by a crosswalk. (Ord. No. 199 N.S., 9/58)

10 For state law as to power of local authorities to place signs, etc., indicating turns at intersections, see Veh. C.A., §22100.

For state law as to power of local authorities to place distinctive roadway markings, see Veh. C.A., §21459.

Motor Vehicles & Traffic

It shall be 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. No. 199 N.S., 9/58)

It shall be unlawful for any person to stand in any roadway 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. 199 N.S., 9/58)

Pedestrians shall obey the indication of special traffic signals installed for pedestrians only and shall disregard the indication of a vehicular signal at any location where special pedestrian traffic signals are in place. (Ord. No. 199 N.S., 9/58)