You approach a steady red light at an intersection with a marked stop line and a crosswalk. Where does the manual tell you to stop?
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A.
At least 10 feet past the stop line
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B.
In the center of the intersection
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C.
Even with the far edge of the crosswalk
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D.
Before crossing the marked stop line or crosswalk Correct
The answer is "Before crossing the marked stop line or crosswalk"
At a steady red light, you must stop before crossing the marked stop line or crosswalk. Choice C tempts drivers who learned it as stopping AT the crosswalk rather than BEFORE it, a habit picked up at intersections that have no painted stop line.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. At least 10 feet past the stop line
No 10-foot buffer past the stop line applies at a red light. This answer borrows the 10-foot school-bus stopping distance and drops it into a red-light setting.
B. In the center of the intersection
Stopping inside the intersection blocks cross traffic and violates the red-light rule. This answer confuses the red-light stop point with edging into the intersection for a left-turn sight line.
C. Even with the far edge of the crosswalk
The far edge is already past the crosswalk, so the stop must happen before it, not on it. This answer confuses the red-light stop with edging forward past a crosswalk to see cross traffic when the stop line view is blocked.
This question tests your knowledge of Traffic Lights in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "RED, YELLOW AND GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND ARROWS," p.7..
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