You should yield to a pedestrian:
- Only if they are in a crosswalk.
- At all times, even if the pedestrian is not obeying traffic laws. ✓
- Only if the traffic lights are in the pedestrian's favor.
Answer: B. At all times, even if the pedestrian is not obeying traffic laws.
You should yield to a pedestrian at all times, even if the pedestrian is not obeying traffic laws.
Why this is the answer
The handbook tells drivers to yield to pedestrians whenever they are at or approaching traffic signals or signs (Section 7). It goes further on pedestrian signals: even when the DON'T WALK or raised hand light is flashing, drivers must still yield to pedestrians. So the duty to yield does not switch off just because the pedestrian's signal, or the pedestrian's own behavior, is not in their favor. The decision to give way rests on you as the driver, not on whether the person on foot is following the rules.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Only if they are in a crosswalk. — The handbook's yielding rule is not tied to a marked crosswalk — it applies when you are at or approaching signals and signs, and it holds even when the pedestrian signal is flashing DON'T WALK.
- C. Only if the traffic lights are in the pedestrian's favor. — The handbook specifically says drivers must yield even when the DON'T WALK light is flashing, so whether the lights favor the pedestrian is not what decides it.
Remember it
A flashing DON'T WALK is not your permission to drive through people — let them clear before you go.