This sign means?
- 4-way intersection ahead: through traffic may proceed
- Pedestrian crosswalk ahead: yield to pedestrians
- Railway crossing ahead ✓
- Hospital zone ahead: yield to oncoming traffic
Answer: C. Railway crossing ahead
The sign means railway crossing ahead: it warns that railway tracks cross the road and tells you to be alert for trains.
Why this is the answer
According to the handbook, a railway crossing sign warns that railway tracks cross the road. It tells you to watch for the sign, slow down and look both ways for trains, and be ready to stop. The handbook also notes that public railway crossings in Ontario are marked with large red and white X signs and that you should be alert for trains. That matches the meaning railway crossing ahead, not a general intersection, pedestrian or hospital warning.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. 4-way intersection ahead: through traffic may proceed — The passages do not describe this sign as a four-way intersection warning or say it lets through traffic proceed; they tie the railway warning to tracks crossing the road.
- B. Pedestrian crosswalk ahead: yield to pedestrians — A pedestrian crossover sign means be prepared to stop and yield to pedestrians, which is a different warning from the railway crossing warning described.
- D. Hospital zone ahead: yield to oncoming traffic — The passages do not mention a hospital zone sign or yielding to oncoming traffic as the meaning of this sign.
Remember it
Think 'look both ways at the rails': slow down and listen for a train before you cross.
Official handbook: Official MTO Driver's Handbook, Signs