Pedestrian signals — Florida Permit Test

A WALK signal or a walking person means you may begin to cross the street.

It is permission to start, which is different from permission to still be crossing.

WALK or Walking Person. You may begin to cross the street.

Never enter the crosswalk or begin crossing when the raised hand is flashing or solid.

The time left is for people already in the road, not for people about to step into it.

Never enter the crosswalk or begin crossing the street when the raised hand is flashing or solid.

If you are already in the crosswalk when the signal begins flashing, quickly finish crossing the street.

Going back is as long a walk as going on, and the traffic is about to be released.

If you are already in the crosswalk when this signal begins flashing, quickly finish crossing the street.

Once the countdown starts and the hand is flashing, it is no longer safe to enter the crosswalk.

The numbers are counting what is left for the people already out there.

Once the countdown starts and the hand is flashing, it is no longer safe to enter the crosswalk.

At a rectangular rapid flashing beacon, push the button, and once the lights flash and approaching traffic stops, use the crosswalk. Motorists must stop and yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk.

The flashing light is what makes drivers look, and pressing the button is what starts it.

Push the button to activate the signal. Once the lights begin to flash and the approaching traffic stops, use the crosswalk.

At a pedestrian hybrid beacon a yellow flashing light means a pedestrian has pressed the button, so slow down and approach at a speed that lets you stop.

The flashing yellow is the only warning you get that somebody is about to step out.

If there is a yellow flashing light, slow down, because this light indicates that a pedestrian has activated the push button.

At a pedestrian hybrid beacon a flashing red means proceed with caution, and if no pedestrian is present and the intersection is clear, go.

Unlike a solid red, this one lets you move once the crossing has actually cleared.

If there is a red flashing light, proceed with caution. If no pedestrian is present and the intersection is clear, go.

What does a walking person signal mean to somebody on foot?

You may begin to cross the street. It is permission to start, which is different from permission to still be crossing. Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.55: “WALK or Walking Person. You may begin to cross the street.”