Crosswalks and walking — Minnesota Permit Test
Crosswalks and walking on the Minnesota permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Marked crosswalks have solid white lines and may have signs or flashing lights warning you of them.
The paint and the lights are both there because drivers do not expect people at that spot.
Marked crosswalks have solid white lines on the road and may have road signs or flashing lights to warn you that you are approaching a crosswalk.
An unmarked crosswalk is where a road meets a sidewalk with no lines painted on the pavement.
It exists in law wherever a sidewalk would continue across the street, painted or not.
Unmarked crosswalks are areas where a road intersects a sidewalk without solid lines painted on the road.
Do not block a crosswalk with your vehicle when you stop at it.
A car across the crossing pushes a wheelchair or a stroller out into the traffic lane to get around.
When stopping at a marked or unmarked crosswalk, do not block the crosswalk with your vehicle.
A pedestrian crossing where there is no crosswalk must yield to all vehicles on the road.
Away from a crossing the right-of-way belongs to the traffic, and stepping out does not change that.
When crossing a road without crosswalks, yield to all vehicles on the road.
A pedestrian walking on the road should stay on the left side, facing oncoming traffic.
Facing the traffic means you can see the car that has not seen you, in time to step aside.
If walking on the road is necessary, stay on the left side or face oncoming traffic.
A pedestrian walking at night should wear light-colored clothing with reflective material or carry a flashlight.
Headlights find reflective material long before they find a dark coat.
Wear light-colored clothing with reflective material or carry a flashlight to help drivers see you.
On the test
What marks a marked crosswalk?
Solid white lines on the road. The paint and the lights are both there because drivers do not expect people at that spot. Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.47: “Marked crosswalks have solid white lines on the road and may have road signs or flashing lights to warn you that you are approaching a crosswalk.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Minnesota Driver’s Manual, published by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-22.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MN.pdf (Minnesota Driver’s Manual, May 2025, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/MN.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SOURCES.json, MN entry -- the folio offset of 3 and its basis, the folio marker, the extraction-flag score and the welded compounds it costs, and the record of where the exam shape comes from