Yielding to pedestrians and funeral processions

Key points

1. Yield to a pedestrian in a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.

   Source: Handbook p. 75

   “The pedestrian is in a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.”
   Idaho Driver's Handbook, Handbook p. 75

2. Yield to pedestrians when entering a street from an alley or driveway.

   Source: Handbook p. 75

   “The vehicle is entering a street from an alley or driveway.”
   Idaho Driver's Handbook, Handbook p. 75

3. Yield to a blind person walking with a white cane or guide dog.

   Source: Handbook p. 75

   “The pedestrian is a blind person walking with a white cane or guide dog.”
   Idaho Driver's Handbook, Handbook p. 75

4. Pedestrians must yield when crossing where there is no crosswalk or intersection.

   Source: Handbook p. 75

   “The pedestrian is crossing a street where there is no crosswalk or intersection.”
   Idaho Driver's Handbook, Handbook p. 75

5. When entering a street from an alley, building, driveway or private road, stop before the sidewalk and yield.

   Source: Handbook p. 70

   “STOP when entering a street from an alley, building, driveway, or private road. Stop before crossing the sidewalk and yield to pedestrians and traffic.”
   Idaho Driver's Handbook, Handbook p. 70

6. Do not enter an intersection in a way that crosses a funeral procession's path, and always give processions the right of way.

   Source: Handbook p. 78

   “You may not enter an intersection when the procession is proceeding through (regardless of the color of the traffic light) unless you can do so without crossing the path of the procession. Always give funeral processions the right of way.”
   Idaho Driver's Handbook, Handbook p. 78

3 questions from the Idaho practice test

1. 1. When may a pedestrian have to yield to a motor vehicle?

   1. Whenever the pedestrian is walking more slowly than traffic
   2. Whenever the driver sounds the horn first
   3. Only when the pedestrian is outside a city
   4. When crossing where there is no crosswalk or intersection, or when directed by a traffic signal
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   When crossing where there is no crosswalk or intersection, or when directed by a traffic signal. Idaho lists two circumstances in which a pedestrian must yield to motor vehicles: crossing a street where there is no crosswalk or intersection, and being directed to yield by a traffic signal at an intersection or crosswalk. The horn choice invents a condition that does not change right-of-way. City limits do not determine the rule, and walking slowly has no such legal effect. Still scan carefully, because a driver must respond to pedestrians who enter unexpectedly and may need to stop even when the person has technically yielded.

2. 2. What must a driver do when a blind pedestrian with a white cane is walking near the roadway?

   1. Yield only at a marked crosswalk
   2. Proceed unless a guide dog is present
   3. Yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian
   4. Sound the horn and continue first
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   Yield the right-of-way to the pedestrian. Idaho specifically requires motor vehicles to yield to a blind person walking with a white cane or guide dog. The white cane alone is enough to trigger the protection, so waiting for a dog would be unsafe and incorrect. The marked-crosswalk choice also narrows the rule beyond the handbook's wording. Slow down well before the person's path, give room to cross, and continue only when the pedestrian is safely clear.

3. 3. What must you do when a funeral procession is moving through an intersection?

   1. Drive between procession vehicles if you can fit safely
   2. Enter on green because traffic signals always control over the procession
   3. Do not enter if doing so would cross the procession's path, regardless of the signal color
   4. Pass the procession on the right whenever its warning lights are flashing
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   Do not enter if doing so would cross the procession's path, regardless of the signal color. Idaho gives funeral processions priority at intersections. A driver may not enter while the procession is proceeding through if the vehicle would cross its path, and that restriction applies regardless of the traffic light's color. Drivers also may not drive between or join the formation unless a police officer authorizes it. A green signal therefore does not create a gap to enter, and a flashing warning light is not an invitation to pass. Stop before the path, wait patiently, and let the entire formation clear.

Source: the Idaho Driver's Handbook, Traffic Laws & the Rules of the Road. This lesson is a plain English summary, not the law itself; where it differs, the manual and the statute govern. Last checked 2026-09-27.