Give the right-of-way to any pedestrian who is:
- In a marked crosswalk.
- In any crosswalk or intersection.
- Crossing any street. ✓
Answer: C. Crossing any street.
You must give the right-of-way to a pedestrian who is crossing any street, whether or not a crosswalk is painted there.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says pedestrians have the right-of-way in marked or unmarked crosswalks, and it goes further: when someone is crossing a roadway with or without a crosswalk, you must use caution, slow down, or stop so the person can finish crossing safely. It also states that pedestrians always have the right-of-way. So the duty to yield is not tied to painted lines or to an intersection — a person crossing the street gets it either way. The handbook does add that pedestrians must still follow the rules of the road.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. In a marked crosswalk. — A painted crosswalk is not the trigger, because the handbook says not all crosswalks are marked and that pedestrians have the right-of-way in marked or unmarked crosswalks.
- B. In any crosswalk or intersection. — Limiting the right-of-way to crosswalks and intersections misses the handbook's instruction to slow or stop for a pedestrian crossing a roadway with or without a crosswalk.
Remember it
Don't look for paint before you decide to yield — look for a person on the roadway, and treat that as your signal to slow or stop.