If traffic prevents you from crossing all the way across a set of railroad tracks, you may proceed only when:
- An approaching train is not moving fast enough to be a danger.
- There is room for your entire vehicle on the other side. ✓
- At least one-half of your vehicle can cross the tracks.
- No trains are in sight.
Answer: B. There is room for your entire vehicle on the other side.
You may proceed only when there is room for your entire vehicle on the other side of the tracks.
Why this is the answer
The manual says you must not cross railroad tracks unless you are certain your whole vehicle will clear all of them. It also says you need room for your vehicle on the far side. If traffic would leave you stopped on the rails, you must wait and cross only when there is enough space beyond the tracks.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. An approaching train is not moving fast enough to be a danger. — A train being slow or not moving fast is not enough, because the manual separately requires room beyond the tracks for your whole vehicle.
- C. At least one-half of your vehicle can cross the tracks. — Getting only half your vehicle across does not meet the manual's requirement that your entire vehicle clear all the tracks.
- D. No trains are in sight. — Seeing no trains does not replace the need for enough space on the other side so your whole vehicle can clear the tracks.
Remember it
Treat the far side like a parking spot that must hold your whole car; if it will not fit, do not start across.