People crossing outside a crosswalk
A free practice question for the Massachusetts permit test, with the answer explained.
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A person is crossing the street mid-block, not in a crosswalk. What must you do?
The rule
You must slow down, and stop if needed, for a person walking in the street, crosswalk or not. Always yield to pedestrians who are in the roadway.
Crosswalk or not, you must slow down, and stop if needed, so a person in the street can finish crossing safely.
From the Massachusetts Driver's Manual, page 50. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the RMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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