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Pedestrian was not in immediate hazard (CA)
Legal basis
VC 21950 requires drivers to yield to pedestrians within a crosswalk. The statute does not require yielding when a pedestrian is still on the opposite curb with no intention to enter, nor when the pedestrian has cleared the driver’s half of the roadway.
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At the time I entered the crosswalk, the pedestrian was {pedestrianPosition}. There was no immediate hazard and no collision course. The statute requires yielding to pedestrians within the crosswalk and creating a hazard — neither element is established on these facts.Violations this defense applies to
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