Coming to a complete stop at an intersection is required, but where do you stop if there is no stop line, crosswalk or sidewalk?

1. Right beside the stop sign
2. A little into the intersection
3. Right before the stop sign
4. At the edge of the intersection ✓

Answer: D. At the edge of the intersection

Stop at the edge of the intersection.

Why this is the answer

The handbook gives a fixed order for where to stop: first at a marked stop line, then at a crosswalk if there is no line, then at the edge of the sidewalk if there is no crosswalk, and finally at the edge of the intersection if there is no sidewalk. Since this question removes the stop line, crosswalk and sidewalk, the last fallback applies. You stop at the edge of the intersection, before entering it, and wait until the way is clear.

Why the other answers are wrong

• A. Right beside the stop sign — Stopping right beside the stop sign is not the handbook's fallback; with no line, crosswalk or sidewalk, the stop point is the edge of the intersection.
• B. A little into the intersection — Stopping a little into the intersection would put you inside it, while the handbook says to stop at the edge before entering.
• C. Right before the stop sign — Stopping right before the stop sign is not supported; the sign marks the requirement to stop, but the handbook's no-marking rule points to the intersection edge.

Remember it

Think of the sequence as line, crosswalk, sidewalk, intersection edge; when each one is missing, move to the next.