When approaching a person who is crossing the street while using a white cane or guide dog, you should:
- Stop until the person is well away from your path of travel. ✓
- Honk your horn as you proceed past them.
- Carefully drive around them.
Answer: A. Stop until the person is well away from your path of travel.
You should stop until the person using the white cane or guide dog is well away from your path of travel.
Why this is the answer
The manual gives blind pedestrians a special right-of-way when they cross with a guide dog or a white or metal cane. That right-of-way applies at marked or unmarked crosswalks, even when traffic signals or other rules are not in their favor. So when you approach someone crossing this way, you must yield and be ready to come to a complete stop. The safe action is to stay stopped until the person is clear of your path of travel, rather than trying to move past them.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Honk your horn as you proceed past them. — Honking as you go past does not give the pedestrian the right-of-way the manual requires, so it is not the correct response.
- C. Carefully drive around them. — Driving around the person does not yield the right-of-way and conflicts with the rule that you must give blind pedestrians the right-of-way at crossings.
Remember it
White cane or guide dog means the crosswalk is theirs; wait until they clear your path.