if you want to park near a railway crossing, you must make sure that you are how far away from the nearest rail to you?
- 5 metres
- 15 metres ✓
- 10 metres
- 7 metres
Answer: B. 15 metres
When you park near a railway crossing, you must make sure you are 15 metres from the nearest rail.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's parking rules list railway crossings among places where parking is illegal within 15 metres of the nearest rail. That makes 15 metres the required clearance when you park near a crossing. The same list separately bans parking within five metres of a fire hydrant and within six metres of a crosswalk, stop sign or traffic light, so those nearby limits do not apply to the railway crossing.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. 5 metres — Five metres is the buffer for a fire hydrant, not the railway-crossing parking clearance.
- C. 10 metres — Ten metres is not the railway-crossing parking limit given in the handbook; the limit is 15 metres.
- D. 7 metres — Seven metres is not the railway-crossing parking limit given in the handbook; the limit is 15 metres.
Remember it
For railway parking, remember the larger number: 15 metres, not the five-metre hydrant buffer.