A pedestrian is crossing on a Walk signal at a signaled intersection. What right of way do they have?
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A.
Less than a driver turning right on green
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B.
Only if a driver waves them through
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C.
Only until the signal begins flashing Don't Walk
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D.
The same as pedestrians crossing on a green light Correct
The answer is "The same as pedestrians crossing on a green light"
A pedestrian crossing on a Walk signal has the same right of way as a pedestrian crossing on a green light. Option A is the trap for drivers who think a turning car outranks a walker; the manual gives a pedestrian crossing with a green signal the right of way over all vehicles, including those turning across the pedestrian's path.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Less than a driver turning right on green
The manual sets pedestrian-signal right of way equal to green-light right of way, not below it. This answer ranks a turning driver on green above a pedestrian on a Walk signal.
B. Only if a driver waves them through
A driver's wave is courtesy, not the source of a pedestrian's right of way; the Walk signal is. This answer treats a driver's wave-through, a habit imported from four-way stops and driveway pullouts, as the source of right of way instead of the Walk signal that already granted it.
C. Only until the signal begins flashing Don't Walk
The manual equates Walk-signal right of way with a green light's; it does not attach a shorter shelf life to the pedestrian's standing once they have entered the crosswalk lawfully. This answer confuses the phase that governs when a pedestrian may enter the crosswalk with the standing they keep once they have already started crossing.
This question tests your knowledge of Right of Way in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Chapter 4 - Your Driving, Pedestrians," p.47..
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