PEDESTRIANS

SJ-MC tit. 11, ch. 11.64

in effect

San José Municipal Code § 11.64.010 Crosswalks - Establishment.

11.64.010 - Crosswalks - Establishment. The city traffic engineer is authorized to establish, designate and maintain crosswalks at intersections and other places by appropriate devices, marks or lines upon the surface of the roadway where in his opinion there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway. The traffic engineer is further authorized to close any existing crosswalk by the installation of signs at or adjacent to the intersection or other place of crossing which make it unlawful for any pedestrian to cross the roadway in the manner prohibited. (Prior code § 3309.1.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.64.020 Standing in roadway prohibited when.

11.64.020 - Standing in roadway prohibited when. No person shall stand in any roadway other than in a safety zone or in a crosswalk if such action interferes with the lawful movement of traffic. This provision shall not apply to any public officer or employee, or employee of a public utility when necessarily upon a street in line of duty. (Prior code § 3309.5.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.64.030 Crosswalks - Use required when.

11.64.030 - Crosswalks - Use required when. Unless otherwise directed by a police officer, no pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in the central business district or in any business district, except at intersections where the pedestrian phased traffic signal system of crossing (Scramble) is in effect and designated by official signals. (Prior code § 3309.2.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.64.040 Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalks and sidewalks.

11.64.040 - Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalks and sidewalks. Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalks and sidewalks. (Prior code § 3309.3.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.64.050 Method of crossing roadways.

11.64.050 - Method of crossing roadways. Unless otherwise directed by a police officer 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 crosswalk and except at intersections where pedestrian phased traffic signal system of crossing (Scramble) is in effect and designated by official signals. (Prior code § 3309.4.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.64.060 Pedestrian tunnels and overhead pedestrian crossings - Designation - Signs required.

11.64.060 - Pedestrian tunnels and overhead pedestrian crossings - Designation - Signs required. The city traffic engineer is authorized to designate pedestrian tunnels and overhead pedestrian crossings for the exclusive use of pedestrians and he shall indicate same by the use of appropriate signs. (Prior code § 3309.12; Ord. 19156.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.64.070 Stop sign cane - Use for crossing roadway - Vehicles to yield right-of-way.

11.64.070 - Stop sign cane - Use for crossing roadway - Vehicles to yield right-of-way. The driver of any vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, by coming to a full stop, to a pedestrian who carries a cane displaying a stop sign, and in the act of crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at the end of a block. Such cane must be held at arm's length by such pedestrian so that the stop sign thereon is in clear view of the drivers of vehicles in the vicinity. (Prior code § 3309.6.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.64.080 Stop sign cane - Who may use - Permit required.

11.64.080 - Stop sign cane - Who may use - Permit required. A. Stop signs of the type referred to in this chapter shall be used and carried only by blind persons, or by persons so crippled, afflicted or infirm as to require the use of such signs to enable them to traverse street intersections of the city on foot, and shall only be used and carried by such of the foregoing persons as have obtained a permit therefor from the chief of police. B. Users of such stop signs shall carry their permits while traveling upon the streets of the city. (Prior code § 3309.8.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.64.090 Stop sign cane - Permit recordkeeping.

11.64.090 - Stop sign cane - Permit recordkeeping. A. The chief of police shall keep a record of the persons to whom such permits are issued, together with their addresses and the reason for the issuance of such permits. B. No person shall use any such stop sign without having first obtained the permit required. (Prior code § 3309.9.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.64.100 Stop sign cane - Use restriction.

11.64.100 - Stop sign cane - Use restriction. No holder of any such permit shall use the stop sign authorized by it for any purpose other than to enable him to traverse street intersections. (Prior code § 3309.10.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.64.110 Sign to be attached to cane - Description.

11.64.110 - Sign to be attached to cane - Description. Stop signs to be attached to canes for the purposes of Section 11.64.070 shall be made of any substantial materials and shall be not smaller than three and one-half by twelve inches in size. Such signs shall be white with red letters thereon, the lettering to occupy a space not smaller than three by ten inches, the lines forming the letters themselves to be not less than one-half of an inch in thickness. The word "stop" on such sign may be printed either horizontally or vertically. (Prior code § 3309.7.)

San José Municipal Code § 11.64.120 Stop required for blind person carrying white cane - Precautions.

11.64.120 - Stop required for blind person carrying white cane - Precautions. No driver or operator of any wheeled vehicle who approaches or comes in contact with a person who is wholly or partially blind, which blind person is carrying a white cane with a red tip, shall fail to come immediately to a full stop and take such precautions before proceeding as may be necessary to avoid accident or injury to such blind person. (Prior code § 3309.11; Ord. 19033.)

Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11VETR_CH11.64PEFetched: 11/1/2026