Pedestrian right of way — Maryland Permit Test
Pedestrian right of way on the Maryland permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
People walking have the right of way at street crossings but must obey traffic control signals. Where there is no signal, you must stop for somebody in a marked or unmarked crosswalk.
Most intersections have a crossing whether or not it is painted on the road.
You may not pass any vehicle that is stopped at a crosswalk.
The stopped car is a wall, and the person walking out from behind it cannot see you either.
You must yield to people crossing when turning on a green signal, and also when turning on a red signal after stopping where that is permitted.
A turn takes you across the path of somebody who already has the room to cross.
Be especially alert for people who are deaf, blind or mobility impaired, because they may have difficulty seeing or hearing traffic and may need extra time to cross.
They cannot check whether you have seen them, so the whole judgment is yours.
On the test
Where must you stop for somebody crossing when there is no traffic signal?
At any crosswalk, marked or unmarked. Most intersections have a crossing whether or not it is painted on the road.
How this works
Most practice tests hand you a bank of questions and leave the manual somewhere else. This one puts them together.
You read one law and the reason behind it, then answer a question on that law while it is still fresh. Get it right and you move on; get it wrong and you have found the gap while it is cheap to fix, not on the morning of the exam.
Learning one rule at a time, and proving it immediately, is what turns a manual you skimmed into something you actually know — and it makes studying feel like getting somewhere rather than like waiting to find out.
Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Maryland Driver's Manual, published by the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-06.