If you stop at a railroad crossing with more than one track:
- Wait to proceed until you have a clear view of all tracks. ✓
- Stop on the first railroad track and watch for another train.
- Go through as soon as the train passes.
- Go through when one of the tracks is free.
Answer: A. Wait to proceed until you have a clear view of all tracks.
Wait to proceed until you have a clear view that every track is clear.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's railroad-crossing rules tell you to slow down and be ready to stop, and when there is more than one track, to make sure all tracks are clear before you cross. It also says not to stop on the tracks or within 15 feet of the crossing. That is why waiting for a full, clear view of every track is the safe choice: a train can be moving fast and cannot stop quickly, so you should not move just because the nearest track looks clear.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Stop on the first railroad track and watch for another train. — Stopping on the first track to watch for another train puts your vehicle in the path of a train and goes against the handbook's warning not to stop on the tracks.
- C. Go through as soon as the train passes. — Going through as soon as the train passes ignores that a second train may be on another track, so all tracks must be clear first.
- D. Go through when one of the tracks is free. — Going through when only one track is free is not enough, because the handbook says all tracks must be clear before you cross.
Remember it
Count the tracks, then check each one: clear on one track is not clear on all.