Bill targets safety around crosswalks, creates buffer zones to improve visibility for drivers

A bill designed to increase visibility at crosswalks in California has been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Assembly Bill 413, authored by Assemblymember Alex Lee, D-San Jose, prevents parking or stopping a vehicle along a curb at least 20 feet from a marked crosswalk, a safety measure known as daylighting. The regulation only applies to the side of the road of the vehicle’s approach to the crosswalk.