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How can we cross at streets and lanes with no stop sign or traffic signal?
Whether you are using vision or hearing (or both), there are only 3 ways you can cross streets with no traffic control:
You can cross:
- during a "crossable gap in traffic" (explained on the next page);
- when vehicles in all lanes approaching the crossing have stopped (yielded) for you;
- trusting that all drivers who might be approaching will yield for you.
The primary focus of this Self-Study Guide is crossable gaps in traffic, especially:
- figuring out when there is a crossable gap in traffic, and
- recognizing Situations of Uncertainty where it is not possible to figure out when there is a crossable gap in traffic.
The other ways to cross (crossing when drivers have yielded or are expected to yield) can be considered as alternatives for situations where it is not possible to cross during a crossable gap in traffic (or not possible to be sure you are crossing during a crossable gap)
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