Pellman

Plaintiff appeals from judgment entered upon jury verdict for defendant in this personal injury action. His sole contention is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict.

Plaintiff drove south on Presidio Avenue in San Francisco and crossed California Street. Defendant drove north on Presidio moving slowly while he signaled for a left turn into California. The ears collided at about the southerly line of the crosswalk.

The pattern of traffic lane markings on Presidio is odd. In the block north of California a single white line runs down the middle of the street. This line ends at the northerly edge of California. South of California, Presidio is divided by a double white line, which is not in the center of the street, but 5 feet west of the center. The effect of these markings is to place a jog or offset, in the “center line” marking, so that one driving south would, in crossing California Street, have to move 5 feet to his right to be on the right side of the double line which starts at the south side of the intersection, and must make that movement without guidance of any traffic lane marking over the 60-foot width of California Street.

Defendant testified that…