When approaching a railway crossing where an electrical or mechanical signal device is warning of the approach of a train, you must:
- Stop not less than 5 meters from the nearest rail ✓
- Slow down and proceed with caution
- Increased speed and cross tracks as quickly as possible
- Stop not less than 1.5m from the nearest rail
Answer: A. Stop not less than 5 meters from the nearest rail
You must stop not less than 5 metres from the nearest rail.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says that at a railway crossing you should stop between five and 15 metres from the closest rail. That makes five metres the closest you may stop. When a signal device is warning that a train is coming, the safe response is to stop and wait, not to keep moving. The five-metre minimum keeps your vehicle back from the track while the train passes.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Slow down and proceed with caution — Slowing down and continuing is not enough; when the warning device shows a train is approaching, the handbook's stopping rule applies.
- C. Increased speed and cross tracks as quickly as possible — Speeding up to cross quickly goes against the handbook's instruction to stop when a train is approaching.
- D. Stop not less than 1.5m from the nearest rail — A stop 1.5 metres from the rail is closer than the handbook's five-metre minimum.
Remember it
When the lights or bell warn of a train, use the five-metre mark as your stopping line.