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Railroad Crossings

Trains always have the right-of-way and may need a mile to stop. When the red lights flash and the bells ring you must stop, gate or no gate, 15 to 50 feet from the nearest rail, and never drive around a gate. Go only after every warning clears.

Never race a train, never stop on the tracks, never ignore the signals. If your car is stuck on a crossing, get everyone out first, then call. For anything on the tracks, call the number on the blue and white emergency sign.

Example: traffic is backed up and only half a car length is free beyond the tracks. Wait before the tracks until your whole car can clear them.

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Related questions

  1. At a railroad crossing the red lights flash and bells ring, but the gate is up and you see no train. You should:
  2. Your car stalls on a railroad crossing and will not restart. You should:
  3. Traffic is backed up and there is less than a car length of space beyond the tracks. You should:
  4. About how far does a train need to come to a complete stop?
  5. What does the sign in the picture mean?
  6. You are behind a slow car on a two-lane road. The centerline is dashed yellow, but a railroad crossing is about 80 feet ahead. What should you do?
  7. Which statement about where you may park is correct?
  8. Which statement about right-of-way at a railroad crossing is true?
  9. As you near a crossing the gate starts lowering and the train is still far off. You think you can make it. What should you do?
  10. The train has passed and the red lights have stopped flashing, but the gate has not fully risen. What should you do?
  11. A flagger at a crossing signals you to stop, but you see no train and no lights are flashing. What should you do?
  12. You approach a crossing with no gate, hear a train horn, but cannot see a train in either direction. What should you do?
  13. At a crossing with two tracks, a train has just passed but the red lights are still flashing. What should you do?
  14. You see a fallen tree trunk lying across the tracks at a railroad crossing. How should you report it?
  15. Why must you trust the crossing warning signals even when you see no train?
  16. You are driving beside a Link light rail train in Seattle. What is the minimum distance to keep from the train?
  17. The light ahead is red and the line of cars would leave you stopped right on the light rail tracks. What should you do?
  18. A dirt path runs straight across the tracks, but there are no crossing signs or signals there. May you cross the tracks there?