Which road users have the same rights and responsibilities as motor vehicles?

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On Nova Scotia roads, bicyclists and pedestrians share the roadway with motor vehicles. They have the same right to use the road and the same responsibility to follow traffic rules. Drivers must be extra cautious around them and yield when appropriate—for example, slowing or stopping for pedestrians in a crosswalk or for a cyclist traveling through an intersection. Bicyclists ride in the direction of traffic and follow signals, just like motor vehicles, while pedestrians use crosswalks and obey signals where provided. This shared-road expectation keeps everyone safer. The other options don’t fit because they ignore the reality that non-motorized road users also have a place on the road and that drivers must yield to them when required.