When pulling out from an alley, you must
- yield to traffic on the road you are entering.
- stop before you drive across the sidewalk area.
- yield to pedestrians.
- do all of the above. ✓
Answer: D. do all of the above.
When pulling out from an alley, you must do all of the above: stop before crossing the sidewalk area, yield to pedestrians, and yield to traffic on the road you are entering.
Why this is the answer
The handbook rule for leaving an alley, lane or side road says you must stop your vehicle before driving across the sidewalk or sidewalk area, then yield the right-of-way to pedestrians in that sidewalk area and to motor vehicles on the highway. Because the rules combine stopping, yielding to pedestrians and yielding to road traffic, the choice listing all three is the correct one. No single one of those duties replaces the others.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. yield to traffic on the road you are entering. — Yielding to traffic on the road is required, but on its own it leaves out the stop before the sidewalk area and the duty to pedestrians.
- B. stop before you drive across the sidewalk area. — Stopping before the sidewalk area is required, but it is only one part of the rule and does not cover yielding to pedestrians or road traffic.
- C. yield to pedestrians. — Yielding to pedestrians is required, but it is only one part of the rule and does not cover the stop or yielding to vehicles on the highway.
Remember it
Think of leaving an alley in three steps: stop at the sidewalk, look for people, then give way to road traffic.