A 2-minute lesson from the Ohio course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Everybody has a right to the road. Pedestrians are hard to see, hard to predict, and have no protection in a crash — so the burden is on you, the driver, to yield and to expect the unexpected.
Know the rule
Pedestrians don't always obey signals or use marked crosswalks, so as a driver you must yield to pedestrians.
School zones: when lights are flashing or children are present, you must obey a slower speed limit. Obey crossing guards at intersections near a school.
You're turning right on a green light and a man with a white cane steps off the curb into your path. Stop and let him cross — blind pedestrians have the right-of-way, and you must yield to pedestrians when turning.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
What is true of pedestrians who are visually impaired, carrying a white cane or using a guide dog?
They have the right-of-way
They must wait for a crossing guard
They must cross only at marked crosswalks
They have no special right-of-way
Answer: They have the right-of-way
Pedestrians who are visually impaired or blind, using a white cane or guide dog, have the right-of-way.