Passing stopped vehicles near people on foot
A free practice question for the South Carolina permit test, with the answer explained.
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A vehicle is stopped beside your lane. What must you check before you pass it?
The rule
When you drive next to parked or stopped vehicles, slow down and don't pass a stopped vehicle until you are sure no pedestrians are crossing in front of it.
Slow down near parked or stopped vehicles. Don't pass one until you are sure no pedestrians are crossing in front of it.
From the SCDMV Driver's License Manual, page 10-2. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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