Tennessee Class D Knowledge Test Practice
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You stop at a railroad crossing. The gates are down and the red lights flash, but you see no train in either direction. The driver ahead of you goes around the gates. What should you do?
A is stopped before a lowered gate at a railroad crossing with a flashing red warning lamp. Silver B is going around the gate through the opposing lane. No train or path for A is shown.
Correct answer: Stay stopped until the gates are all the way up and the lights stop flashing.
Why
Driving around or through lowered crossing gates is against Tennessee law, even when you cannot see a train. A train at 55 mph needs about a mile to stop, and its large size makes its speed hard to judge. More than half of the crashes between trains and cars happen at crossings that have lights, bells or gates, often because a driver would not wait. Another driver's mistake is never a reason to follow.
Verified against Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual · Sharing the Road with Trains — Do not evade the gates · p. 127
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