If you see a pedestrian using a guide dog or carrying a white cane:
- The pedestrian must yield the right-of-way.
- You must yield the right-of-way. ✓
- Honk your horn to let them know you are there.
Answer: B. You must yield the right-of-way.
You must yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian using a guide dog or carrying a white cane.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says pedestrians using guide dogs or white canes have the right-of-way at all times, and it notes these pedestrians are partially or totally blind. So when you meet one, you wait and let them cross or proceed. The same section also tells you not to stop in the middle of a crosswalk, since that could push a blind pedestrian to walk into traffic outside the crosswalk. Your job is to be careful, especially when turning or backing up.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. The pedestrian must yield the right-of-way. — It is the reverse of the rule: the handbook gives these pedestrians the right-of-way at all times, so you yield to them, not they to you.
- C. Honk your horn to let them know you are there. — The handbook directly says not to honk your horn at a blind person, so sounding the horn is the wrong move.
Remember it
White cane or guide dog means the walk is theirs every time, and your horn stays quiet.