Sharing with pedestrians — Pennsylvania Permit Test
Sharing with pedestrians on the Pennsylvania permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
When a flashing do not walk signal begins, someone already in the street should finish crossing, and someone who has not left the curb should not start.
The countdown is for the person already committed, not an invitation to start.
When the flashing DON’T WALK or flashing upraised hand begins: a. Finish crossing, if you are in the street.
When you drive near a blind person carrying a white cane or walking with a guide dog, you must slow down, always yield the right of way, and go on with caution.
They cannot check whether you have seen them, so the whole judgment is yours.
you must slow down, always yield the right-of-way and then proceed with caution
A person using a white cane or a guide dog is telling you they are blind.
The cane is the signal, and it is the only one they can give you.
When driving near a blind pedestrian who is carrying a white cane or walking with a guide dog, you must slow down, always yield the right-of-way and then proceed with caution.
Drivers must yield to people crossing at any intersection without a signal, in marked crosswalks whether or not at an intersection, on a sidewalk crossing a driveway, and when turning a corner while they cross with the signal.
Each of those is a place somebody on foot is entitled to be and a driver is not expecting them.
Drivers must yield to pedestrians when they are: a) crossing at any intersection without a traffic light
When you come up behind a stopped vehicle, slow down and do not pass until you are sure nobody is crossing in front of it.
The stopped car is a wall, and the person walking out from behind it cannot see you either.
When approaching a stopped vehicle from behind, slow down and do not pass until you are sure there are no pedestrians crossing in front of it.
It is never safe to wave somebody on foot into the line of traffic, especially at unmarked or mid-block places.
You cannot see or control the driver in the next lane, and they have not seen the person you waved on.
When pedestrians do see you, it is never safe to wave a pedestrian into the line of traffic at any time and especially at unmarked or mid-block locations.
On the test
What should a person do when the flashing do not walk signal begins and they are already in the street?
Finish crossing the street. The countdown is for the person already committed, not an invitation to start. PA Driver's Manual, p.9: “When the flashing DON’T WALK or flashing upraised hand begins: a. Finish crossing, if you are in the street.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against PA Driver's Manual, published by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-06.