West Virginia Class E Knowledge Test Practice
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You drive on a street with two lanes in your direction. The car in the lane next to you stops at a marked crosswalk, and you cannot see why. What should you do?
Silver B is stopped at a marked crosswalk in the lane beside A. A approaches from behind in the right lane; the crossing beyond B is obscured and no pedestrian or answer path is shown.
Correct answer: Stop before the crosswalk, and do not pass the stopped car while it waits there.
Why
The car that stopped first can see the pedestrian, but you may not. A child or a person in a wheelchair can be fully hidden by the stopped car until they step into your lane. West Virginia law (17C-10-2) forbids passing a vehicle that has stopped at a marked crosswalk, or at an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, to let a pedestrian cross. Drivers must also use due care to avoid hitting any pedestrian (17C-10-4).
Verified against West Virginia Driver's Licensing Handbook · Passing; Sharing the Road with Pedestrians · p. 59, 60
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