You are walking along a Florida road that has no sidewalk. Where and how does the manual tell you to walk?
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A.
In the right travel lane, staying close to the edge line.
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B.
On the left shoulder, facing oncoming traffic. Correct
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C.
In either shoulder, whichever is wider.
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D.
On the right shoulder, with traffic behind you.
The answer is "On the left shoulder, facing oncoming traffic."
Without a sidewalk, walk on the shoulder along the left side, facing oncoming traffic, so you can see approaching vehicles and react. Pedestrians often pick the right side by transferring the drive-on-the-right habit from behind the wheel, which is exactly backwards for walking.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. In the right travel lane, staying close to the edge line.
Pedestrians should stay on the shoulder, not in a travel lane, when a shoulder is available. This answer ignores the shoulder-first requirement and treats the edge line as if it were the pedestrian boundary.
C. In either shoulder, whichever is wider.
The rule fixes the side by direction of oncoming traffic, not by shoulder width. This answer substitutes a comfort-based choice for the specific left-side, facing-traffic rule the manual states.
D. On the right shoulder, with traffic behind you.
Walking with traffic at your back gives up the sight line the left-side rule protects. This answer carries the drive-on-the-right instinct from behind the wheel into walking, where it removes the sight line the rule preserves.
This question tests your knowledge of Sharing the Road in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Sharing the Road: Pedestrians, Rules for Pedestrians," p.88..
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