School Zones, Railways & Work Areas
You see this sign at a railroad crossing. What does it tell you?
- AYou do not need to slow down or look for trains at this crossing.
- BStay off the tracks until there is room for you past them.
- CThe tracks here are out of service, so trains no longer use them.
- DBuses and trucks need not stop at this crossing.
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Correct answer: B. Stay off the tracks until there is room for you past them.
Why
This sign is posted where a line of traffic can back up onto the tracks, for example before a STOP sign, a signal or a roundabout just past the crossing. Do not drive onto the tracks until there is room for your whole vehicle on the far side. A vehicle that is stuck on the tracks can be hit by a train. The TRACKS OUT OF SERVICE sign is different: it tells you that trains no longer use the line.
Why the other answers are not correct
- A. Wrong: the sign does not remove the need to look for trains; it tells you not to stop on the tracks.
- C. Wrong: that is the meaning of a TRACKS OUT OF SERVICE sign.
- D. Wrong: that is the meaning of an EXEMPT plaque, not of this sign.
Verified against Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition with Revision 1 · Section 8B.07 DO NOT STOP ON TRACKS Sign (R8-8) · p. 1043
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