On a road which has no sidewalks, a pedestrian should walk on the:
- Side of the road which has the lightest traffic.
- Same side of the road on which traffic is moving.
- Side of the road facing oncoming traffic. ✓
- Side of the road which has the heaviest traffic.
Answer: C. Side of the road facing oncoming traffic.
Walk on the side of the road that faces oncoming traffic.
Why this is the answer
The Florida handbook says that when there is no sidewalk and you are walking on the roadway, you should use the shoulder on the left side and face traffic. That matches the side facing oncoming traffic. The handbook does not tell pedestrians to choose a side by traffic volume; it gives a fixed side and direction. So the correct choice is the side facing oncoming traffic.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Side of the road which has the lightest traffic. — Choosing the side with the lightest traffic is not what the handbook says; it directs you to the left shoulder facing traffic, not to compare traffic volumes.
- B. Same side of the road on which traffic is moving. — Walking on the same side that traffic is moving would mean facing away from traffic, which is the opposite of the handbook's instruction to face traffic.
- D. Side of the road which has the heaviest traffic. — No passage says to walk on the side with the heaviest traffic, and that would not match the fixed left-shoulder, facing-traffic rule.
Remember it
Left shoulder, eyes on traffic: if there is no sidewalk, walk facing the cars.