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.
A pedestrian on a road with no sidewalks should walk on the side of the road facing oncoming traffic.
Why this is the answer
The manual says pedestrians should walk on the side of the road and face the traffic closest to them. Another passage says pedestrians should face traffic as they walk and stay as far from the near traffic lane as possible. That supports walking on the side where you can see approaching vehicles, rather than the side where traffic comes from behind. The passages do not base this rule on which side has lighter or heavier traffic.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Side of the road which has the lightest traffic. — Traffic volume is not the rule the manual gives; it says to walk facing the traffic closest to you.
- B. Same side of the road on which traffic is moving. — Walking with traffic at your back is the opposite of the manual's instruction to face the traffic nearest you.
- D. Side of the road which has the heaviest traffic. — The manual does not tell pedestrians to choose the side with the heaviest traffic; it says to face the traffic nearest them.
Remember it
Think "face the traffic": if you can see the cars coming, you are on the correct side when there is no sidewalk.