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Your vehicle stalls on railroad tracks and a train is approaching. What should everyone do?
Car A is stalled on the tracks as a train approaches from the left. A US railroad crossbuck identifies the crossing.
Correct answer: Get out at once and move away from the tracks toward the train
Why
Moving away at an angle toward the approaching train reduces the chance that crash debris will be thrown toward the occupants.
Verified against Massachusetts Driver’s Manual · Stalling on railroad tracks · p. 133
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