Traffic rules
Pedestrian Crossings and Priority
Who has priority
A zebra crossing exists so a person on foot can cross. If they are on the stripes, you stop. If they are at the kerb and moving to step on, you stop. Hooting them back onto the pavement is the wrong answer. So is accelerating to pass before they arrive.
A yield-to-pedestrian sign, where it is placed, tells you the same thing in sign form: give way to people crossing or waiting to cross.
What else is banned there
Do not overtake a car that has slowed or stopped at the crossing. That car may be hiding a person. Do not park on the crossing or on the markings that lead up to it. Do not stop on the crossing except to give way.
At a junction without a painted crossing, people crossing the road you are turning into still have to be given room. The light being green does not move them out of the way.
Free practice question
These are PassDrive practice examples, written so you learn the rule. The VID screen randomises its questions, so the wording on the day will be different.
Practice
The car ahead has stopped at a zebra crossing. You cannot see anyone. May you overtake?
- Yes, if you use the right lane quickly
- No. Do not overtake at a pedestrian crossing
- Yes, if you hoot first
- Yes, because the other car is being too cautious
Show the answer
B. No. Do not overtake at a pedestrian crossing. The stopped car may be waiting for a pedestrian you cannot see. Overtaking there is a standard fail.
Questions people ask
Does a pedestrian waiting on the opposite kerb, facing away and not moving, have to be given way?
Give way when they are crossing or about to step on. Someone standing away from the kerb, not intending to cross, is not in the road. If the question says they are stepping off, you stop.