A person walking with a white cane or guide dog is likely to be:
- A deaf person.
- A person involved with a traffic study.
- A blind person. ✓
- None of the above.
Answer: C. A blind person.
A person walking with a white cane or guide dog is likely to be a blind person.
Why this is the answer
The handbook lists a visually impaired pedestrian who carries a white cane with a red tip or is guided by a service animal among people drivers must stop for, yield to, and treat with extra care. A guide dog is a service animal, and the white cane is another way a visually impaired person signals that they need drivers to be careful. The question asks what the cane or dog indicates, and the handbook ties both to visual impairment, so the blind person choice fits.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. A deaf person. — A white cane or guide dog is not described as a sign of deafness; the handbook connects them with visual impairment.
- B. A person involved with a traffic study. — Nothing in the passage links a white cane or guide dog to a traffic study; it describes a pedestrian who needs extra caution.
- D. None of the above. — This is wrong because the passage does identify a group: visually impaired pedestrians using a white cane or service animal.
Remember it
When you see a white cane or guide dog, think visual impairment and give that pedestrian extra room.