You approach a green light and see a pedestrian in the crosswalk with no pedestrian control signal facing them. What does the manual require you to do?
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A.
Give the pedestrian the right-of-way to cross. Correct
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B.
Proceed through since you have the green light.
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C.
Move first to clear the intersection ahead of the walker.
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D.
Wait only when the pedestrian is a child or elderly.
The answer is "Give the pedestrian the right-of-way to cross."
When there is no pedestrian control signal, the manual gives the pedestrian the right-of-way on a green light; the driver's green does not override the pedestrian's crossing. Wrong answer B tempts a driver whose habit is to read "green means go" as "green means priority over everything in the intersection," which the manual does not support.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Proceed through since you have the green light.
A green light for the driver does not override the pedestrian's crossing. This answer reads "green means go" as a claim over the crosswalk, a habit picked up from empty intersections.
C. Move first to clear the intersection ahead of the walker.
Trying to beat the pedestrian across reverses the priority the manual sets. This answer applies a "clear the space fast" instinct that trades safety for speed.
D. Wait only when the pedestrian is a child or elderly.
The manual's pedestrian yield applies to all pedestrians, not only children or elderly ones. This answer narrows the rule to sympathetic groups by borrowing from school-zone caution habits.
This question tests your knowledge of Right of Way in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Yield the Right-of-Way to Pedestrians (Persons on Foot)," p.23..
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