I do see that you missed the point of:

1) Train forum content (motorman, NOT driver!)

2) Citation (the link provided that anyone can click?)



Commenter Wrote:
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> Bills mark text to be deleted and to be added in
> ways that do not pass through cut and paste. What
> that said after deleting text to be deleted is:
>
> 21462. The driver of a vehicle, the person in
> charge of an animal and the operator of a
> streetcar shall obey the instructions of an
> official traffic signal applicable to the person
> and placed as provided by law, unless otherwise
> directed by a police or traffic officer or when it
> is necessary for the purpose of avoiding a
> collision or in case of other emergency, subject
> to the exemptions granted by Section 21055.
>
> (b) This section does not relieve a pedestrian
> from the duty of using due care for their safety.
> No pedestrian may suddenly leave a curb or other
> place of safety and walk or run into the path of a
> vehicle that is so close as to constitute an
> immediate hazard. An immediate hazard exists if
> the approaching vehicle is so near or is
> approaching so fast that a reasonably careful
> person would realize that there is a danger of
> collision. No pedestrian may unnecessarily stop or
> delay traffic while in a marked or unmarked
> crosswalk.
>
> However the most important part was left off, as
> well as all the text listing the driver
> responsibilities.
>
> SEC. 6. Section 21955 is added to the Vehicle
> Code, to read:
>
> 21955. Notwithstanding any other law, a pedestrian
> shall not be subject to a fine or criminal penalty
> for crossing or entering a roadway when no cars
> are present.