You may drive around the gates at a railroad crossing:
- When the train has passed.
- Under no circumstances. ✓
- When the lights have stopped flashing.
- When other drivers drive around the gates.
Answer: B. Under no circumstances.
You may not drive around the gates at a railroad crossing under any circumstances.
Why this is the answer
The Florida handbook says it is against the law to drive around or under a crossing gate, whether the gate is down or is being opened or closed. It also tells you to stop when the lights begin to flash and before the gate lowers across your lane. So the gate is a barrier you must wait behind, not something you may go around once you think the way looks clear. None of the situations in the question gives you permission to drive around it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. When the train has passed. — Even after the train has passed, the handbook does not allow you to drive around a crossing gate.
- C. When the lights have stopped flashing. — The lights stopping does not make it legal to go around the gate; the rule against driving around or under a gate still applies.
- D. When other drivers drive around the gates. — Other drivers going around the gates does not make it legal for you, because the handbook says driving around a gate is against the law.
Remember it
Treat a lowered or moving gate like a wall: wait behind it, never go around.