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Difficulty: HardPublic Transit Buses and Light Rail Vehicles

You are driving on a two-way city street and approach a light rail vehicle stopped at a transit stop in the center lane to let passengers off. There is no physical pedestrian island or marked safety zone. Which procedure must you follow when passing this stopped vehicle?

  1. Stop behind the rear doors of the light rail vehicle and wait until all exiting passengers have reached a safe sidewalk before proceeding.Answer
  2. B
    Slow down and yield without stopping completely, provided no passengers step directly into your lane of travel.
  3. C
    Overtake the light rail vehicle on the left side at normal cruising speed after checking for oncoming traffic.
  4. D
    Maintain your speed in your current lane as long as you do not exceed the posted speed limit.

Answer

Stop behind the rear doors of the light rail vehicle and wait until all exiting passengers have reached a safe sidewalk before proceeding.
When a light rail or transit vehicle stops to discharge passengers on a roadway without a safety zone, drivers in the lane must bring their vehicle to a complete stop behind the doors until all pedestrians safely reach the curb.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the traffic scenario and road environment
A light rail vehicle is stopped in the roadway discharging passengers, and there is no designated safety zone or pedestrian refuge island.
The absence of a protected safety zone changes driver legal obligations regarding stopping vs yielding.
2
Apply right-of-way laws for public transit passenger boarding zones
Drivers traveling in the same direction must stop behind the light rail doors.
Passengers exiting directly into the street must be given safe passage to the sidewalk without traffic interference.
3
Determine the appropriate condition to resume movement
Remain stopped until all pedestrians have safely crossed the lane to the curb/sidewalk.
Proceeding before pedestrians reach safety creates an illegal and hazardous condition.

Key Concept

Public Transit Right-of-Way and Passenger Unloading Safety
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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Public Transit Buses and Light Rail Vehicles

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