Pedestrian conveyance — Iowa Permit Test

Pedestrian conveyance on the Iowa permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Drivers must yield the right of way to pedestrians on foot and to people using any human-powered device, called a pedestrian conveyance.

A person on a skateboard or in a wheelchair is just as easy to hurt as a person walking.

The new law states that vehicles must yield the right of way to pedestrians on foot and those using any human powered device, also known as a pedestrian conveyance.

Iowa Driver's License Manual, p.10

A pedestrian conveyance is any human-powered device a pedestrian uses to move other than by walking, or to move another person.

Knowing what counts tells you who you must yield to, even when they are not walking.

Pedestrian conveyances are defined as any human-powered device by which a pedestrian may move other than by walking or by which a pedestrian may move another person.

Iowa Driver's License Manual, p.10

Strollers and skateboards are pedestrian conveyances, so drivers must yield to people using them.

A parent pushing a stroller has a baby out in front of them, which makes them the first thing a car would hit.

Pedestrian conveyances include, but are not limited to:

Iowa Driver's License Manual, p.10

On the test

A person in a wheelchair is crossing at a crosswalk in front of you. What must you do?

Yield the right of way to them. A person on a skateboard or in a wheelchair is just as easy to hurt as a person walking. Iowa Driver's License Manual, p.10: “The new law states that vehicles must yield the right of way to pedestrians on foot and those using any human powered device, also known as a pedestrian conveyance.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Iowa Driver's License Manual, published by the Iowa Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.