Crossbuck signs indicate:
- Railroad crossings. ✓
- School zones.
- No passing zones.
- Hospitals.
Answer: A. Railroad crossings.
Crossbuck signs mark railroad crossings, and you must yield the right-of-way to trains there.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's railroad crossing section describes the crossbuck as a yield sign, and it says a sign beneath the crossbuck shows how many tracks there are when more than one track exists. Since the crossbuck belongs to the set of railroad crossing signs and signals you meet as you approach a highway-railroad crossing, the sign tells you a crossing is ahead and that trains have the right-of-way over you.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. School zones. — School zones are not what a crossbuck marks; the handbook places the crossbuck among railroad crossing signs and signals, not school warning signs.
- C. No passing zones. — A no passing zone is a passing restriction, and nothing in the passages ties the crossbuck to passing rules.
- D. Hospitals. — Hospitals are not marked by a crossbuck in the handbook; the crossbuck is described only in the railroad crossing material.
Remember it
Picture the crossbuck as a giant X of wooden rails, and treat it like a yield sign where the train always goes first.