An intersection has a stop sign and a crosswalk, but no stop line. You must stop:
- Before the crosswalk ✓
- 50 feet before the intersection
- Where you think the stop line would be
- With your front wheels in the crosswalk
Answer: A. Before the crosswalk
You must stop before the crosswalk when there is a stop sign and no stop line.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says a stop sign means a full stop, and where a stop line is painted you stop before it. When there is no stop line, the rule shifts to the crosswalk: you stop before you enter it. So at an intersection with a sign and crosswalk markings but no line, the crosswalk edge is your stopping point, and you then yield to vehicles and pedestrians in or approaching the intersection.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 50 feet before the intersection — The handbook gives no 50-foot distance for stopping at a stop sign; the stopping point is tied to the stop line or crosswalk, not a set number of feet back.
- C. Where you think the stop line would be — Guessing where a stop line might have been painted is not the rule; with no line, the crosswalk itself marks where you stop.
- D. With your front wheels in the crosswalk — Stopping with your front wheels inside the crosswalk puts the car in the space reserved for pedestrians, which is past the point where you are told to stop.
Remember it
No painted line? Treat the crosswalk as the line and keep your bumper behind it.
Official handbook: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 4: Traffic Control – Signs