The answer options
- When you begin to edge onto the crossing
- When the pedestrians push the button
- When a driver coming the other way reaches the crossing
- When the pedestrians have cleared the crossingCorrect
Why that is the answer
Puffin crossings use smart electronic sensors to monitor people on the crossing. The traffic lights will stay red for drivers until these sensors detect that all pedestrians have safely cleared the road. Unlike older pelican crossings, puffin crossings do not have a flashing amber phase or a fixed timer. You must wait patiently behind the stop line and never edge forward while the light remains red.
How this comes up in the real test
Questions from attitude appear throughout the 50-question multiple-choice section, and the wording changes between versions. Learn the rule rather than the sentence: the DVSA can ask the same point from the opposite direction, and a memorised answer falls over the moment the phrasing moves.
The pass mark is 43 out of 50, so seven wrong answers is your entire margin. If a whole category is shaky, run the topic practice below until you are getting every question right for the right reason, then go back to full mocks under the clock.
More attitude questions
- A blue flashing beacon is used by which vehicle?
- A green flashing beacon is fitted on what type of emergency vehicle?
- A long, heavily laden lorry is taking a long time to overtake you. What should you do?
- A person herding sheep has asked you to stop. What should you do?
- At a puffin crossing, which colour follows the green signal?
- At which type of crossing are cyclists permitted to ride across while pedestrians are crossing?