Blind pedestrians — Kentucky Permit Test

Kentucky law requires a driver to yield the right of way to a blind pedestrian carrying a clearly visible white cane or accompanied by an assistance dog.

The cane and the dog are the signal, and the duty follows from either one.

Kentucky law requires operators of a vehicle to yield the right-of-way to a blind pedestrian carrying a clearly visible white cane or accompanied by an assistance dog.

Failing to yield the right of way to a Kentucky blind pedestrian is a violation that could result in a fine of up to two hundred fifty dollars.

The fine is there because the pedestrian has no way to see the car coming.

Failure to yield the right-of-way to a blind pedestrian is a violation that could result in a fine up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

At a Kentucky stop light or sign a driver should not stop more than five feet from the crosswalk unless there is an advanced stop bar, because a blind pedestrian uses the sound of the vehicle as a guide.

The engine noise is the pedestrian's only marker for where the crossing is.

At a stop light or sign, do not stop your vehicle more than five (5) feet from the crosswalk, unless there is an advanced stop bar (line).

Kentucky drivers of electric and hybrid vehicles must be extra alert to blind pedestrians, who may be unaware of them because the vehicles are silent.

A car a blind pedestrian cannot hear is a car that is not there as far as they know.

Drivers of electric and hybrid vehicles must be extra alert to blind pedestrians, as they may be unaware of your presence due to the silent nature of these vehicles.

A Kentucky driver should not give a blind pedestrian verbal directions, because the pedestrian listens to all traffic sounds before deciding to cross.

Talking over the traffic takes away the information the pedestrian is using.

Do not give the blind pedestrian verbal directions. The blind pedestrian listens to all traffic sounds before deciding to cross the street.

If a Kentucky blind pedestrian takes a step back and pulls in the cane, that is a definite sign the driver should go.

It is the pedestrian's way of saying they are not crossing, and waiting longer only confuses things.

If the person takes a step back and pulls in the cane that is a definite sign you should go.

A Kentucky driver should not stop in the middle of a crosswalk, because that forces a blind pedestrian to go around the car and into traffic outside the crosswalk.

Blocking the crossing pushes the person who cannot see into the part of the road where drivers are not looking.

Do not stop in the middle of a crosswalk. This forces the blind pedestrian to go around your car and into traffic outside of the crosswalk.

A Kentucky driver should not honk the horn at a blind person, who has no idea who the horn is meant for and may be startled.

A horn tells a blind pedestrian that something is wrong without telling them what.

Do not honk your horn at a blind person. The blind person has no idea who you are honking at and may be startled by the noise.

To whom must a Kentucky driver yield under the blind pedestrian law?

A pedestrian with a white cane or an assistance dog. The cane and the dog are the signal, and the duty follows from either one. Kentucky Driver Manual, p.59: “Kentucky law requires operators of a vehicle to yield the right-of-way to a blind pedestrian carrying a clearly visible white cane or accompanied by an assistance dog.”