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What You Can Do <br />Leave at least 20 feet, the length of one large car, between your car and a marked or <br />unmarked crosswalk. <br />Why Daylighting? <br />How It Works <br />The new Intersection Daylighting Law (California Assembly Bill 413), which was <br />implemented at the beginning of 2024, makes it illegal to park within 20 feet of the <br />approach of any marked or unmarked crosswalk, even if there are no signs or curb <br />markings or 15 feet of any crosswalk where a curb extension is present. <br />The goal of the new law is to improve the safety of all roadway users by increasing <br />visibility at intersections. Vehicles that are parked immediately adjacent to marked or <br />unmarked crossings limit visibility of pedestrians, which increases the risk for pedestrian <br />related severe injury or fatal collisions. Removing the obstruction of parked vehicles will <br />allow drivers to have a clear view of pedestrians waiting to cross the street while at the <br />same time allowing pedestrians to see approaching cars without having to step into the <br />intersection to see past a parked vehicle before crossing. <br />Leaving a clearance of 20 feet <br />provides a greater field of <br />visibility for all roadway users (as <br />shown in scenarios #3 and #4 to <br />the left), whereas not providing <br />that clearance greatly reduces the <br />visibility (as shown in scenarios #1 <br />and #2 to the left). <br />Intersection Daylighting <br />What Is Daylighting? <br />Design Courtesy of City of Fremont