Pedestrians, Blind Persons and Funeral Processions

Key points

1. Pedestrians in a crosswalk have the right of way over most vehicles, marked crosswalk or not.

   Source: Handbook p. 50

   “Pedestrians in a crosswalk have the right-of-way over most vehicles, whether the crosswalk is marked or not.”
   Oklahoma Driver Manual, Handbook p. 50

2. Give the right of way to any blind person crossing the street.

   Source: Handbook p. 28

   “Drivers must give the right-of-way to any blind person crossing the street.”
   Oklahoma Driver Manual, Handbook p. 28

3. Stop immediately for a blind pedestrian, outside the crosswalk.

   Source: Handbook p. 28

   “Stop immediately and let the person pass. ▶ Stop outside the crosswalk, not in the crosswalk.”
   Oklahoma Driver Manual, Handbook p. 28

4. Stop 15 feet from a blind person in the roadway or at an intersection.

   Source: Handbook p. 28

   “A vehicle must stop 15 feet from a blind person in the roadway or at an intersection.”
   Oklahoma Driver Manual, Handbook p. 28

5. Once a funeral procession's lead vehicle enters an intersection, the rest may follow regardless of signals.

   Source: Handbook p. 28

   “When the funeral lead vehicle enters an intersection, the remaining vehicles in the procession may follow through the intersection regardless of any traffic control devices.”
   Oklahoma Driver Manual, Handbook p. 28

6. Never honk or rev your engine to rush a pedestrian, even when you have the right of way.

   Source: Handbook p. 50

   “Don’t honk, gun your engine or do anything to rush or scare a pedestrian crossing in front of your car, even if you have the legal right-of-way.”
   Oklahoma Driver Manual, Handbook p. 50

7. Yield to pedestrians on the sidewalk when entering or leaving a driveway or alley.

   Source: Handbook p. 50

   “Yield to pedestrians using the sidewalk when you’re entering or leaving a driveway or alley.”
   Oklahoma Driver Manual, Handbook p. 50

Numbers to know

Recognize these signs

3 questions from the Oklahoma practice test

1. 1. How should a driver respond to a blind person crossing the street with a cane or guide dog?

   1. Stop immediately and let the person pass
   2. Proceed if the crosswalk is unmarked
   3. Sound the horn and continue
   4. Stop only after entering the crosswalk
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   Stop immediately and let the person pass. Drivers must give the right of way to a blind person crossing the street. The manual says to stop immediately and let the person pass, stopping outside the crosswalk rather than in it. An unmarked crossing does not remove the protection, and a horn is not a substitute for yielding. The manual also gives a 15 foot stopping distance from a blind person in the roadway or at an intersection, a useful safety cue.

2. 2. What must motorists do when a funeral procession enters an Oklahoma intersection?

   1. Yield and avoid driving between procession vehicles
   2. Pass the procession on the left
   3. Enter the procession behind the lead vehicle
   4. Proceed first if the light is green
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   Yield and avoid driving between procession vehicles. Motorists must yield to a funeral procession. Once its lead vehicle enters an intersection, the vehicles following it may continue through regardless of traffic control devices, so another driver should not cut between them. Passing on the left or joining the line creates interference. A green light does not cancel the procession rule. Watch for headlights on the procession vehicles, which the manual identifies as a signal to other drivers.

3. 3. When a funeral procession's lead vehicle enters an intersection, what may the remaining vehicles do?

   1. Yield to every vehicle entering from the side
   2. Stop permanently until the procession leader returns
   3. Split into separate routes immediately
   4. Follow through regardless of traffic control devices
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   Follow through regardless of traffic control devices. Once the lead vehicle of a funeral procession enters an intersection, the remaining vehicles in that procession may follow through regardless of traffic control devices. Other motorists must yield and should not drive between or interfere with the line. Stopping the procession or splitting it apart defeats the coordinated movement described in the manual. The rule does not mean ordinary traffic may ignore signals; it protects the procession as a group after its lead vehicle has entered. The cue is the lead vehicle already in the intersection, plus the procession's headlights identifying the line.

Source: the Oklahoma Driver Manual, Chapters 5 and 10: Right of Way and Sharing 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.