Pedestrians — Florida Permit Test

You must stop and remain stopped for pedestrians crossing a street or driveway at any marked crossing or intersection.

Remaining stopped is the part drivers get wrong: moving off while somebody is still walking.

You must stop and remain stopped for pedestrians crossing a street or driveway at any marked crossing, or intersection.

It is the motorist’s responsibility to do everything possible to avoid colliding with a pedestrian, and in a crosswalk or driveway, bicyclists, skateboarders and skaters count as pedestrians.

The person on foot has no metal around them, so the duty falls on the one who does.

When in a crosswalk or driveway, bicyclists, skaterboarders, and skaters are considered pedestrians.

When entering or leaving an alley, driveway or private road, you must stop for pedestrians on the sidewalk.

The sidewalk you are crossing is a footway, and the people on it are not expecting a car.

When entering or leaving an alley, driveway, or private road, you must stop for pedestrians on the sidewalk.

Never block the crosswalk when stopped at a red light, and do not stop with any part of your vehicle overhanging it.

Anybody crossing has to walk around your hood into the moving traffic.

Never block the crosswalk when stopped at a red light. Do not stop with any portion of your vehicle overhanging the crosswalk.

You may not overtake or pass a vehicle stopped at a crosswalk to let a pedestrian cross: a driver coming up behind such a vehicle must assume somebody may be crossing, even if nobody can be seen.

The car that stopped is hiding the person who is walking out from behind it.

You may not overtake or pass a vehicle that's stopped at a crosswalk to allow a pedestrian to cross the roadway.

Always stop before turning right on red and look both ways for pedestrians in the crosswalk.

A right turn on red is made while looking left, and the people crossing are on your right.

Always stop before turning right on red and look both ways for pedestrians in the crosswalk.

Come to a complete stop, yield the right-of-way and use extra caution when approaching a visually impaired pedestrian carrying a white cane with a red tip or guided by a service animal, a mobility-impaired person, or a child or confused pedestrian.

A white cane with a red tip means the person cannot see your car at all.

a visually impaired pedestrian who is carrying a white cane with a red tip or guided by a service animal;

What must you do for somebody crossing at a marked crossing?

Stop, and stay stopped until they are over. Remaining stopped is the part drivers get wrong: moving off while somebody is still walking. Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.88: “You must stop and remain stopped for pedestrians crossing a street or driveway at any marked crossing, or intersection.”