You're approaching an Oregon intersection without painted crosswalk lines, and a pedestrian steps off the corner to cross. Who has the right of way?
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A.
The pedestrian; a crosswalk exists at every Oregon intersection, marked or not. Correct
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B.
You do, because pedestrians can only legally cross at marked crosswalks.
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C.
Whoever reaches the intersection first.
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D.
The pedestrian, only if a sidewalk runs to at least one corner.
The answer is "The pedestrian; a crosswalk exists at every Oregon intersection, marked or not."
There is a crosswalk at every Oregon intersection, even when no painted lines are present. You must stop for pedestrians crossing the road at any marked or unmarked crosswalk. The unmarked crosswalk exists even when there is no sidewalk or shoulder, so the pedestrian has the right of way.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. You do, because pedestrians can only legally cross at marked crosswalks.
Oregon recognizes unmarked crosswalks at every intersection, and drivers must yield to pedestrians crossing in them. Misreading: Reads the rule as if only painted crosswalks count, ignoring that a crosswalk exists at every intersection regardless of paint.
C. Whoever reaches the intersection first.
The pedestrian has the right of way at any marked or unmarked crosswalk, regardless of who arrived first. Misreading: Substitutes a first-to-arrive rule for the pedestrian-priority rule that applies at any crosswalk.
D. The pedestrian, only if a sidewalk runs to at least one corner.
The unmarked crosswalk exists even when there is no sidewalk or shoulder. Misreading: Adds a sidewalk-required condition the manual explicitly rejects: the unmarked crosswalk exists even when there is no sidewalk or shoulder.
This question tests your knowledge of Right of Way in Oregon. Source: Oregon Driver Manual, "Sharing the Road: Pedestrians," p.46..
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