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 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 vehicle on the other side
You may proceed only when there is room for your vehicle on the other side of the tracks.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says you must not start across railroad tracks unless you can be sure your whole vehicle will get clear of every track. It also says you cannot cross unless there is room for your car on the far side. When other traffic blocks that space, you wait and go only once the room exists. That is why the deciding condition is open space beyond the tracks, not how fast a train seems to be moving or whether one is visible.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. An approaching train is not moving fast enough to be a danger — A train being far enough away or slow enough is not the test here; the handbook says you cannot cross if an approaching train is near enough or fast enough to be a danger, so judging its speed does not give you permission when traffic blocks the far side.
- C. At least one half of your vehicle can cross the tracks — Being able to get half your vehicle across does not satisfy the rule; the handbook requires that your whole vehicle be able to clear the tracks, not just part of it.
- D. No trains are in sight — Seeing no trains does not make it safe to block the crossing; you still need space on the other side so your vehicle can fully clear the tracks.
Remember it
Think: clear the tracks completely — if the far side is full, wait.