Lateral Thinking Puzzles

3. The Truck Driver

3. A police officer saw a truck driver clearly going the wrong way down a one-way street, but did not try to stop him. Why not?

Added 1 January 2007 · Updated 9 July 2026

Hint:

The truck driver was not in reverse, nor was he in any particular emergency.

Solution:

The truck driver was walking.


Comments (3)

Anonymous 13 January 2012

I was under the impression that the required way of going in a one-way street applies to driven cars only. You cannot say 'he was walking the wrong way', as walking is allowed in any direction.

Anonymous 11 August 2017

A pedestrian would not be thought of as 'going the wrong way' down a one way street because 'one way' only refers to those who are driving vehicles.

Anonymous 27 March 2018

A police officer saw a truck driver clearly going the wrong way down a one-way street, but did not try to stop him. Why not?

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