California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2147 – also known as the Freedom to Walk Act – into law last week. Assembly Bill 2147 (AB 2147) allows people to jaywalk or cross outside of an intersection without being ticketed, provided there is no immediate danger of a motor vehicle crash.California Assemblymember Phil Ting of San Francisco introduced AB 2147, which defines when a police officer can stop and cite a pedestrian for jaywalking – specifically “only when a reasonably careful person would realize there is an immediate danger of a collision.”