Drivers may not park within ____ of a railroad crossing.
- 50 feet ✓
- 65 feet
- 100 feet
- 80 feet
Answer: A. 50 feet
You may not park within 50 feet of the nearest rail at a railroad crossing.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's parking rules say plainly that a vehicle, whether occupied or not, must not be parked within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing. That is the only distance the parking section gives for railroad crossings, so it is the number that answers the question. Notice this is a parking rule, separate from the instructions about where to stop when a train is coming.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. 65 feet — The handbook's parking section gives 50 feet from the nearest rail, not 65 feet, and no passage lists 65 feet for parking at a crossing.
- C. 100 feet — Nothing in the passages sets 100 feet as the parking limit near a railroad crossing.
- D. 80 feet — 80 feet does not appear in the passages at all; the parking rule uses 50 feet, and 75 feet appears only for the far side of a fire station driveway.
Remember it
Parking and stopping are two different numbers here: keep your parked car at least 50 feet back from the rail.