Pedestrian signals — Delaware Permit Test

Where pedestrian signals and vehicle signals are used together, drivers obey the vehicle signals and pedestrians obey the WALK and DON'T WALK signals.

A driver who reads the WALK sign as a go signal for cars pulls out against a red.

Drivers must obey the vehicular traffic signals. Pedestrians must obey the WALK and DON’T WALK signals or symbols.

In Delaware, drivers must yield to pedestrians who have a WALK signal, including when turning across the crosswalk.

A turning driver who expects the walker to wait strikes someone crossing exactly when they were told to.

Drivers are required to yield to pedestrians who have a “WALK” indicator.

A flashing DON'T WALK signal tells a pedestrian who has already started across to finish crossing as quickly as possible.

A walker who turns back midway is in the road longer, just as cars get their green.

The flashing DON’T WALK signal means that if the pedestrian has started to cross the street, they should finish crossing as rapidly as possible.

A pedestrian who has not yet started to cross when DON'T WALK begins flashing should not start.

A walker who steps out on a flashing DON'T WALK is still in the road when the cars get the green.

If they have not started to cross, they should not start.

At an intersection with both kinds of signals, which ones must a driver obey?

The vehicle traffic signals. A driver who reads the WALK sign as a go signal for cars pulls out against a red. Delaware Driver Manual, p.72: “Drivers must obey the vehicular traffic signals. Pedestrians must obey the WALK and DON’T WALK signals or symbols.”