You are coming to an intersection and have a green light. Pedestrians are crossing against the red. You should:
- Honk your horn.
- Speed up and pass in front of the pedestrians.
- Stop to let the pedestrians cross safely. ✓
- Drive close to the pedestrians and frighten them so they’ll think twice before crossing against a red light.
Answer: C. Stop to let the pedestrians cross safely.
Stop and let the pedestrians cross safely before you drive through the intersection.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's rule for a green light is to go only when the intersection is clear, and to yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk. A separate section says you must stop and remain stopped for pedestrians crossing a street at any marked crossing or intersection. So even though your light is green, people are still in your path, and the safe and required move is to wait until they are out of the way. The green light gives you permission to proceed, not permission to drive through people.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Honk your horn. — Honking is not what the handbook asks for here; the light doesn't remove your duty to yield, and the passages describe stopping, not sounding your horn.
- B. Speed up and pass in front of the pedestrians. — Speeding up goes against the green-light rule that you go only if the intersection is clear, and people are in it.
- D. Drive close to the pedestrians and frighten them so they’ll think twice before crossing against a red light. — Driving at people to scare them is aggressive and is not supported anywhere in the handbook, which tells you to stop and yield instead.
Remember it
Green means go only when the way is clear, so check the crosswalk before your foot leaves the brake.