Elderly person starting to cross at a pedestrian crossing
Look at the picture, read the situation, and mark each of the three statements true (○) or false (✕). All three right scores 2 points.
Just before a pedestrian crossing without signals, an elderly person with a cane is about to start crossing slowly. Answer true or false for each of the following.
- (1)Elderly people are slow, so you go through first.
- (2)You come to a full stop before the pedestrian crossing and wait until the elderly person has finished crossing.
- (3)You use the horn to hurry the elderly person across.
Show the answers and explanation
- (1) ✕ FalseElderly people are slow, so you go through first.
- (2) ○ TrueYou come to a full stop before the pedestrian crossing and wait until the elderly person has finished crossing.
- (3) ✕ FalseYou use the horn to hurry the elderly person across.
Explanation
Pedestrians have priority at a pedestrian crossing (Road Traffic Act, Art. 38). Elderly people are singled out for protection under the Road Traffic Act, Art. 71, item 2-2, and call for particular consideration (Rules of the Road (kyōsoku), Ch. 5, Sec. 3, 5). Hurrying someone with the horn is intimidation and a violation, and it also risks causing a fall.
Source: Road Traffic Act, Art. 71, item 2-2 (protecting elderly people) / Rules of the Road (kyōsoku), Ch. 5, Sec. 3, 5
