As a pedestrian, you should:
- Always insist on the right-of-way over a vehicle when using a crosswalk.
- Never enter a street or crosswalk when vehicles are approaching. ✓
- Enter a crosswalk at any time because it is the vehicle driver’s responsibility to stop.
- Use crosswalks only if they are convenient.
Answer: B. Never enter a street or crosswalk when vehicles are approaching.
You should never enter a street or crosswalk when vehicles are approaching; wait at the curb or edge and look left, right, then left before stepping out.
Why this is the answer
The Florida handbook's pedestrian tips tell you to stop at the curb or road edge and look left, then right, then left again for moving vehicles before you step into the street. It also says to always use a crosswalk. That advice means you should not step into a street or crosswalk while traffic is coming; check first and wait. The driver's duty to stop at marked crossings does not cancel the pedestrian's job to look for approaching vehicles.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Always insist on the right-of-way over a vehicle when using a crosswalk. — Insisting on the right-of-way over a vehicle is wrong because the handbook directs pedestrians to check for moving vehicles before stepping out, not to force a crossing.
- C. Enter a crosswalk at any time because it is the vehicle driver’s responsibility to stop. — Entering a crosswalk at any time because it is the driver's responsibility is wrong because you still must not begin crossing when the signal says not to and must check for approaching vehicles.
- D. Use crosswalks only if they are convenient. — Using crosswalks only when convenient is wrong because the handbook says always use a crosswalk and not enter from between parked cars.
Remember it
Think curb, look, step: left, right, left before you leave the edge.