Crosswalks and stop lines — Maine Permit Test

Crosswalks are often marked with yellow or white lines, and most are at intersections, but some are in the middle of a block.

A driver who looks for walkers only at corners runs into one crossing mid-block.

Most crosswalks are at intersections, but sometimes they are in the middle of a block.

You must stop when a school crossing guard directs you.

A driver who waits for the light instead of the guard drives into the children she has started across.

They also include directions from law enforcement, highway workers and school crossing guards.

Stop lines are painted at a distance from an intersection to give pedestrians a walkway in front of stopped cars; stop your car before the painted line.

A car parked over the stop line forces walkers out into moving traffic to get around it.

Stop your car before the painted stop lines.

When turning a corner on a green light, remember the light may also be green for pedestrians; yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk, marked or unmarked.

A driver who thinks green means the road is his turns into a walker crossing with her own green.

You must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk, marked or unmarked.

Where can you find crosswalks?

At corners and mid-block. A driver who looks for walkers only at corners runs into one crossing mid-block. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.58: “Most crosswalks are at intersections, but sometimes they are in the middle of a block.”