Vehicle Code section 21970

(a)

No person may stop a vehicle unnecessarily in a manner that causes the vehicle to block a marked or unmarked crosswalk or sidewalk.

(b)

Subdivision (a) does not preclude the driver of a vehicle facing a steady circular red light from turning right or turning left from a one-way street onto a one-way street pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 21453.

Source: Section 21970, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=21970. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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Last Updated

May 12, 2025

§ 21970’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_21970

Original Source: Section 21970, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=21970. (last accessed May 12, 2025).