The new law, the Freedom to Walk Act, says you can cross the street anywhere outside of an intersection, but only if it's safe to do so. Police will still be able to stop or ticket you if crossing the street puts you in danger of being hit.
Starting in January, it wiill no longer be illegal to jaywalk in California, after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill decriminalizing it.
Police will still be able to stop or ticket you if crossing the street puts you in danger of being hit.Assemblyman Phil Ting, argued jaywalking bills are arbitrarily enforced, and unequally impact poor people and people of color.
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