White cane guide dog pedestrians — North Dakota Permit Test

Pedestrians carrying white canes or walking with guide dogs are blind or have greatly reduced vision.

A person who cannot see your car cannot get out of its way, so the cane or dog tells you the yielding is all yours.

Pedestrians carrying white canes or with guide dogs are blind or have greatly reduced vision.

Motorists are required to yield or stop for anyone who may have begun crossing a street, including a pedestrian who is blind.

Someone halfway across cannot quickly turn back, and a blind walker may not know a car is coming at all.

Just as in other pedestrian situations, motorists are required to yield or stop for anyone who may have begun crossing a street.

When stopping at an intersection, stop behind the crosswalk so a visually impaired traveler has an unobstructed path.

A blind walker follows the crosswalk by feel and sound, and a car nosed into it blocks the way they expect to be clear.

When stopping at an intersection, be sure to stop behind the crosswalk to allow the visually-impaired traveler an unobstructed path.

Motorists and pedestrians should not distract a guide dog in any way, because the dog must focus on its owner's commands.

A guide dog that turns to look at a honk or a call can lead its owner off line and into traffic.

Motorists and pedestrians should not distract a guide dog in any way.

What does it mean when a pedestrian carries a white cane or walks with a guide dog?

The person is blind or has greatly reduced vision. A person who cannot see your car cannot get out of its way, so the cane or dog tells you the yielding is all yours. North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.19: “Pedestrians carrying white canes or with guide dogs are blind or have greatly reduced vision.”