If you want to pass a pedestrian who is walking along the roadway and an oncoming vehicle is approaching, you should:

1. Slow down and let the oncoming vehicle pass before you pass the pedestrian. ✓
2. Keep driving at a steady speed. The oncoming vehicle must stop for you.
3. Honk your horn to get the pedestrian to move over.

Answer: A. Slow down and let the oncoming vehicle pass before you pass the pedestrian.

Slow down and let the oncoming vehicle pass before you pass the pedestrian.

Why this is the answer

The handbook's example is about a bicyclist, but it gives the same pattern for two dangers at once: handle one danger at a time instead of squeezing past. It says to slow down and let the oncoming vehicle pass, then move left to leave plenty of space when passing the person. With a pedestrian ahead and an oncoming vehicle approaching, waiting until the vehicle clears gives you room to pass safely.

Why the other answers are wrong

• B. Keep driving at a steady speed. The oncoming vehicle must stop for you. — Keeping a steady speed and expecting the oncoming vehicle to stop is not supported; the handbook says to slow down and let it pass when dangers are on both sides.
• C. Honk your horn to get the pedestrian to move over. — Honking to make the pedestrian move over is not in the handbook and does not deal with the oncoming vehicle; the guidance is to slow down and take one danger at a time.

Remember it

When two hazards line up, deal with one before the other: let the oncoming traffic clear, then give the person room.