Sharing the roadQuestion 156 of 202

A vehicle ahead of you in your direction stops for a pedestrian at a crosswalk. What must you do?

  1. Pass it slowly on the left.
  2. Stay behind it, and do not pass.
  3. Pass it if the crosswalk is not marked.
  4. Sound your horn and pass.
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Correct answer: Stay behind it, and do not pass.

A vehicle that stops at a crosswalk may hide a person who crosses. Stay behind it, marked crosswalk or not.

Source: Driver's Manual: A guide to safely operate cars and light trucks (Government of the Northwest Territories, revised August 2022), Chapter 4, Understanding controlled and uncontrolled intersections, page 78

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026