When approaching a person who is crossing the street while using a white cane or guide dog, you should:
- Stop until the person is well away from your path of travel. ✓
- Honk your horn as you proceed past them.
- Carefully drive around them.
Answer: A. Stop until the person is well away from your path of travel.
Stop and wait until the person using a white cane or guide dog is well away from your path of travel.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says pedestrians using guide dogs or white canes have the right-of-way at all times. That means you should not proceed past them or try to squeeze around them while they are still in or near your path. The same passage also tells you not to honk at a blind person. Waiting until they are well clear is the safe way to respect that right-of-way.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Honk your horn as you proceed past them. — Honking is specifically discouraged for blind pedestrians, so sounding your horn as you pass is not the right action.
- C. Carefully drive around them. — Driving around the person conflicts with their right-of-way at all times; you should wait rather than maneuver past them.
Remember it
If you see a cane or guide dog, treat it like a stop sign: they go first, and you wait until your path is clear.