Pedestrian Accident

Crossings on 24th Street, Church Street, and Castro Street include painted lines and unmarked corner crosswalks. section 21950 of the Vehicle Code tells a driver to give way to a person on foot in those places and to take due care on the approach. Pedestrians also have a duty to use due care and not to step into the path of an approaching vehicle that is already an immediate danger. Those duties sit side by side.

A share of blame can shrink a recovery. It is not, by itself, enough to end the claim, and it does not pause section 335.1. If a Muni coach or another city vehicle is involved, calendar the six-month claim in Government Code section 911.2 as well.

The longer walkthrough is the crosswalk guide. Photograph the crossing, request the official crash report, and get medical care even if symptoms seem light at the curb.