You approach a STOP sign at an intersection where both a white stop line and a marked crosswalk are painted across your lane. Where does the manual tell you to stop?
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A.
Stop just before entering the intersection past both markings.
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B.
Stop before the stop line painted across your lane. Correct
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C.
Stop at either line, at the driver's discretion.
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D.
Stop past the stop line but before the crosswalk.
The answer is "Stop before the stop line painted across your lane."
The manual tells you to stop before the stop line when one is painted, and to fall back to the crosswalk only when no stop line exists. With both markings present, the stop line comes first because it sits farther back from the intersection and gives larger vehicles room to turn without forcing traffic to back up. Choice D is the trap for drivers who read a painted stop line as an early warning marker and expect the real stopping point to be the crosswalk closer to the intersection.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Stop just before entering the intersection past both markings.
This answer ignores the painted markings and stops at the intersection edge, but the manual anchors your stop to the stop line or crosswalk, not to the intersection itself. It falls back on a general 'stop at the intersection' habit and skips the painted markings entirely.
C. Stop at either line, at the driver's discretion.
The manual gives the stop line priority when it is painted; it does not offer the driver a choice between the two markings. This answer reads 'stop line, if there is one, or the crosswalk' as an either-or option rather than a rule with a primary marking and a fallback.
D. Stop past the stop line but before the crosswalk.
This answer reverses the order in the manual sentence, which puts the stop line first and treats the crosswalk as the fallback when no stop line is painted. It reads a painted stop line as an early warning and expects the real stop to be at the crosswalk closer to the intersection.
This question tests your knowledge of Regulatory Signs in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Pavement Markings: Stop and Crosswalk Lines," p.32..
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