Oklahoma: Pedestrians Practice Test
Yielding to pedestrians, children playing and blind persons, pedestrian signals, and watching for people walking at night.
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Oklahoma Driver Manual" (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), Service Oklahoma.
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A yellow diamond sign shows a person walking across a crosswalk. What does the manual tell you to do?
- Slow down, watch both sides, and yield
- Honk so people walking clear the road
- Keep your speed; walkers must wait
- Stop only if a crossing guard signals
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Correct answer: Slow down, watch both sides, and yield
At a Pedestrian Crossing sign you slow down, get ready to stop, watch both sides of the street, and yield.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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Pedestrians should obey “Walk” and “Don’t Walk” signs, if present, instead of what?
- Crosswalk markings
- The flow of nearby traffic
- The traffic signal
- A traffic officer’s directions
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Correct answer: The traffic signal
Pedestrians should follow the “Walk” and “Don’t Walk” signs rather than the traffic signal when the signs are present.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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A pedestrian signal shows a lit white walking figure. What does it mean?
- Do not leave the curb
- Leave the curb to cross the street
- Do not leave the curb, but continue if already in the intersection
- Cross only if no vehicles are turning
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Correct answer: Leave the curb to cross the street
The walking figure tells pedestrians that they may leave the curb and cross.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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What does a flashing hand on a pedestrian signal mean?
- Leave the curb and cross quickly
- Do not leave the curb and do not continue if already crossing
- Wait for a vehicle to stop before crossing
- Do not leave the curb, but continue if already in the intersection
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Correct answer: Do not leave the curb, but continue if already in the intersection
A flashing hand means pedestrians already in the intersection continue, while others stay at the curb.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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What does a steady hand on a pedestrian signal mean?
- Do not leave the curb
- Leave the curb and cross quickly
- Continue crossing if already in the intersection
- Cross only with a companion
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Correct answer: Do not leave the curb
The steady hand tells pedestrians not to leave the curb.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 27 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 27)
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What are you responsible for when children are present in the street?
- Driving at the posted speed limit
- Stopping and waiting until they leave
- Honking to warn them
- Driving with extreme caution
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Correct answer: Driving with extreme caution
The manual says drivers must use extreme caution when children are present.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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Which of these canes may a blind pedestrian be using?
- A black cane with a white tip
- A white cane with a red tip
- A yellow cane
- A green cane with a red tip
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Correct answer: A white cane with a red tip
Blind pedestrians may use a cane that is all white, white with a red tip, or chrome.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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Where does the law say you should stop for a blind person crossing the street?
- In the crosswalk, close to the person
- Outside the crosswalk, not in it
- In the crosswalk, as far back as possible
- Anywhere, as long as you stop immediately
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Correct answer: Outside the crosswalk, not in it
You stop outside the crosswalk so you do not block the path of the blind person.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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How far must a vehicle stop from a blind person in the roadway or at an intersection?
- 5 feet
- 10 feet
- 25 feet
- 15 feet
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Correct answer: 15 feet
A vehicle must stop 15 feet from a blind person in the roadway or at an intersection.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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When must you yield to people crossing the roadway?
- Only when the crosswalk is marked
- Only in school zones
- Whether the crosswalk is marked or unmarked
- Only when a signal shows a walking person
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Correct answer: Whether the crosswalk is marked or unmarked
You yield to people crossing the roadway at marked and unmarked crosswalks alike.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 29)
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Which of these does the manual include among "pedestrians"?
- Motorcycle riders
- Skateboarders
- Truck drivers
- People driving farm equipment
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Correct answer: Skateboarders
The manual counts people walking, skateboarders, in-line or roller skaters and people using wheelchairs, walkers or tricycles as pedestrians.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 50 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 50)
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When do pedestrians in a crosswalk have the right-of-way over most vehicles?
- Whether the crosswalk is marked or not
- Only when the crosswalk is marked with painted lines
- Only when a pedestrian signal is showing
- Only when no vehicle is approaching
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Correct answer: Whether the crosswalk is marked or not
The manual states that pedestrians in a crosswalk have the right-of-way over most vehicles, marked or not.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 50 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 50)
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What are crosswalks intended to do?
- Let pedestrians cross anywhere in the block
- Show drivers where they may park near intersections
- Encourage people to cross only at certain locations
- Keep pedestrians off the sidewalk
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Correct answer: Encourage people to cross only at certain locations
Crosswalks are meant to steer people to cross at certain places.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 50 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 50)
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Where should you be alert to people entering the roadway or crosswalks?
- Only on residential streets
- In any place where pedestrian traffic is heavy
- Only where a crosswalk is painted
- Only at intersections with traffic signals
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Correct answer: In any place where pedestrian traffic is heavy
You should watch for people entering the road wherever many pedestrians are present.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 50 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 50)
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What should you do when you see a pedestrian carrying a white or chrome cane or using a guide dog?
- Honk to let the pedestrian know you are there
- Speed up to pass before the pedestrian crosses
- Flash your headlights to signal the pedestrian to cross
- Yield to the pedestrian
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Correct answer: Yield to the pedestrian
The manual tells drivers to yield to blind pedestrians who carry a white or chrome cane or use a guide dog.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 50 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 50)
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Where does the manual say to be especially careful for children?
- On rural roads where there are no houses or driveways nearby
- On freeway entrance ramps and exit ramps in the country
- In school zones, school crossings or where children are playing
- On multi-lane highways that have no sidewalks beside them
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Correct answer: In school zones, school crossings or where children are playing
Extra care is needed around schools and anywhere children are playing.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 50 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 50)
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When you enter or leave a driveway or alley, whom should you yield to?
- Pedestrians using the sidewalk
- Only vehicles in the street
- Only pedestrians in a marked crosswalk
- Only bicycle riders
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Correct answer: Pedestrians using the sidewalk
Pedestrians on the sidewalk must be yielded to when you cross it entering or leaving a driveway or alley.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 50 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 50)
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Even if you have the legal right-of-way, what should you not do to a pedestrian crossing in front of your car?
- Slow down as you approach the pedestrian in the crosswalk
- Wait until the pedestrian has finished crossing the street
- Warn the drivers behind you that you are stopping for them
- Honk or gun your engine to rush or scare the pedestrian
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Correct answer: Honk or gun your engine to rush or scare the pedestrian
The manual says not to honk, gun your engine or otherwise rush or scare a pedestrian, even when you have the right-of-way.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 50 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 50)
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If you stop for a pedestrian, how can you warn the drivers behind you?
- By honking your horn until the pedestrian has crossed
- With a "stop" hand signal or several taps on your brakes
- By turning on your high beams until the pedestrian crosses
- By turning on your left turn signal and pulling over
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Correct answer: With a "stop" hand signal or several taps on your brakes
The manual suggests a stop hand signal or several taps on the brakes to flash your brake lights.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 50 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 50)
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What should you do if the car in the lane next to you stops suddenly for no apparent reason?
- Slow down and look out, because the driver may be stopped for a pedestrian
- Speed up and pass quickly so that the traffic keeps moving along
- Honk to tell the stopped driver that he or she needs to move on
- Change lanes behind the stopped car at once and keep going at speed
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Correct answer: Slow down and look out, because the driver may be stopped for a pedestrian
A sudden stop in the next lane may mean a pedestrian is crossing, so you should slow down and look out.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 50 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 50)