Right of way pedestrians — New Mexico Permit Test

Drivers crossing a sidewalk to enter or leave a driveway, alley or parking lot must yield to pedestrians.

People on a sidewalk do not expect a car to cross their path, so you must let them pass first.

Drivers crossing a sidewalk entering or exiting a driveway, alley or parking lot must yield to pedestrians.

It is illegal to drive on a sidewalk except to cross it.

Sidewalks are for people on foot, and a car driving along one puts them in danger.

It is illegal to drive on a sidewalk except to cross it.

Under New Mexico's White Cane Law, a driver approaching a blind pedestrian carrying a mostly white or metallic cane, or using a guide dog, must take all necessary precautions to avoid injuring them.

A blind person cannot see your car coming, so the care needed to avoid hitting them falls on you.

The driver of a vehicle approaching a totally or partially blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color, with or without a red tip, or using a guide dog shall take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to such blind pedestrian,

A driver who fails to take precautions around a blind pedestrian with a white cane or guide dog is liable in damages for any injury caused.

The law makes the driver pay for the harm, which pushes every driver to slow down and take care.

and any driver who fails to take such precautions shall be liable in damages for any injury caused to such pedestrian.

You are leaving a parking lot and must cross a sidewalk. Who goes first?

Pedestrians on the sidewalk. People on a sidewalk do not expect a car to cross their path, so you must let them pass first. New Mexico Driver Manual, p.11: “Drivers crossing a sidewalk entering or exiting a driveway, alley or parking lot must yield to pedestrians.”