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.
When there is no sidewalk, a pedestrian should walk on the side of the road facing oncoming traffic.
Why this is the answer
The Texas handbook says that when sidewalks are not available, pedestrians should walk on the left side of the road and step off the pavement when a car approaches. That left-side position is the side where you face traffic coming toward you, which matches the choice about facing oncoming traffic. The passage does not describe choosing a side by traffic volume or walking with traffic. So the answer follows the handbook's no-sidewalk rule, with light reasoning needed to connect the left side to facing oncoming traffic.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Side of the road which has the lightest traffic. — The handbook does not tell pedestrians to pick the side with the lightest traffic; it gives a left-side rule when there is no sidewalk.
- B. Same side of the road on which traffic is moving. — Walking on the same side traffic moves means walking with traffic, not the left-side position the handbook gives for roads without sidewalks.
- D. Side of the road which has the heaviest traffic. — Choosing the side with the heaviest traffic is not in the handbook and does not follow its left-side instruction.
Remember it
Picture yourself on the left shoulder with cars coming toward you, not at your back, when there is no sidewalk.