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Illinois Right-of-Way and Pedestrians: five situations explained
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In this video
- 0:00Intro
- 0:16A pedestrian crosses with a WALK signal while you wait to turn. What must you do?
- 1:13May you join a funeral procession to get through an intersection faster?
- 2:13A pedestrian is in a marked crosswalk ahead. What must you do?
- 3:08At a T intersection with no signs or signals, who must yield?
- 4:06After stopping at a flashing red signal, what must you do?
- 5:05Recap
In short
A driver must yield when a pedestrian walks with a green light, a walking person symbol, or a WALK signal. Vehicles are prohibited from joining a funeral procession to secure the right of way or passing vehicles in it, except in a passing lane. A driver must come to a complete stop and yield when a pedestrian is in a marked crosswalk.
The five situations
Pick an answer first, the way the video pauses for you. Each one cites the Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (dsd_a112).
Situation 1
A pedestrian crosses with a WALK signal while you wait to turn. What must you do?
Answer: A. Yield to the pedestrian. A driver must yield when a pedestrian walks with a green light, a walking person symbol, or a WALK signal.
Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (dsd_a112) › Chapter 4 › Traffic Laws › Pedestrian Right of Way
Situation 2
May you join a funeral procession to get through an intersection faster?
Answer: C. No; that is prohibited. Vehicles are prohibited from joining a funeral procession to secure the right of way or passing vehicles in it, except in a passing lane.
Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (dsd_a112) › Chapter 4 › Traffic Laws › Funeral Processions
Situation 3
A pedestrian is in a marked crosswalk ahead. What must you do?
Answer: A. Come to a complete stop and yield. A driver must come to a complete stop and yield when a pedestrian is in a marked crosswalk.
Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (dsd_a112) › Chapter 4 › Pedestrian Right of Way
Situation 4
At a T intersection with no signs or signals, who must yield?
Answer: B. The driver on the road that ends. Yield to cross traffic when you are on the terminating highway of a T intersection with no traffic control signs or signals.
Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (dsd_a112) › Chapter 4 › Right of Way
Situation 5
After stopping at a flashing red signal, what must you do?
Answer: C. Yield to other vehicles and pedestrians before going. After coming to a complete stop at a stop sign or flashing red signal, you must yield the right of way.
Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (dsd_a112) › Chapter 4 › Traffic Laws › Right of Way
Transcript
0:00Intro
Right-of-way comes down to one question: who goes first? Let's work through five everyday situations from the Illinois Rules of the Road. For each one, pick your answer before I reveal it.
0:16Situation 1
You're waiting to turn right on a green light, and a pedestrian starts across with the WALK signal. A pedestrian crosses with a WALK signal while you wait to turn. What must you do? The answer is A: Yield to the pedestrian. A driver must yield when a pedestrian walks with a green light, a walking person symbol, or a WALK signal. When a pedestrian crosses with the WALK signal, they go first. Wait, then turn.
1:13Situation 2
A long funeral procession is getting through a busy intersection. Tagging along at the end looks like a shortcut. May you join a funeral procession to get through an intersection faster? The answer is C: No; that is prohibited. Vehicles are prohibited from joining a funeral procession to secure the right of way or passing vehicles in it, except in a passing lane. Joining a funeral procession to get through faster is prohibited. Wait your turn.
2:13Situation 3
A pedestrian is walking across a marked crosswalk just ahead of you. A pedestrian is in a marked crosswalk ahead. What must you do? The answer is A: Come to a complete stop and yield. A driver must come to a complete stop and yield when a pedestrian is in a marked crosswalk. Come to a complete stop and yield until they're safely across.
3:08Situation 4
Your road ends at a T intersection with no signs or signals. A car is coming along the through road. At a T intersection with no signs or signals, who must yield? The answer is B: The driver on the road that ends. Yield to cross traffic when you are on the terminating highway of a T intersection with no traffic control signs or signals. On the road that ends, you yield to cross traffic on the through road.
4:06Situation 5
You've come to a full stop at a flashing red light. A pedestrian is crossing ahead of you. After stopping at a flashing red signal, what must you do? The answer is C: Yield to other vehicles and pedestrians before going. After coming to a complete stop at a stop sign or flashing red signal, you must yield the right of way. Stopping is only half of it. Yield to vehicles and pedestrians, then go when it's safe.
5:05Recap
A driver must yield when a pedestrian walks with a green light, a walking person symbol, or a WALK signal. Vehicles are prohibited from joining a funeral procession to secure the right of way or passing vehicles in it, except in a passing lane. A driver must come to a complete stop and yield when a pedestrian is in a marked crosswalk. Yield to cross traffic when you are on the terminating highway of a T intersection with no traffic control signs or signals. After coming to a complete stop at a stop sign or flashing red signal, you must yield the right of way. Nice work. Try more right-of-way questions in Practice by Topic, then test yourself with a full mock exam.
The rules in this lesson
- A driver must yield when a pedestrian walks with a green light, a walking person symbol, or a WALK signal.
- Vehicles are prohibited from joining a funeral procession to secure the right of way or passing vehicles in it, except in a passing lane.
- A driver must come to a complete stop and yield when a pedestrian is in a marked crosswalk.
- Yield to cross traffic when you are on the terminating highway of a T intersection with no traffic control signs or signals.
- After coming to a complete stop at a stop sign or flashing red signal, you must yield the right of way.
Original practice lesson written from the Illinois Rules of the Road 2026 (dsd_a112). EstatePass is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Illinois SOS; these are not official test questions.