When approaching a railroad crossing without mechanical gatse or lights, you should:?

Question

A. Continue at normal safe speed becasue the railroad is not being used

B. Continue at normal safe speed and look around for trains if possible.

C. Slow down, look and listen for a train and be prepared to stop

D. Always come to a complete stop

Answer 1

D

Answer 2

C

Answer 3

c works for me.

Answer 4

D first and foremost -- turn off your radio, get off your cell phone, roll down your window and listen and look.  Then, and ONLY then, is it same for you to cross.

I had an acquaintance who did EXACTLY that, but he STILL got hit -- he forgot about the double track.

So be really careful, and happy driving.

Answer 5

step on your gas don't let and put your head between your legs well you are praying to god but so you are ready to kiss ur @$$ good bye.........    No I am joking I say D is your best bet but I proably do C

Answer 6

Taking your driver's test are you?  Different states have different laws, see what your state says.

When in doubt stop.

Answer 7

Stop,Look,and listen.turn off all music.

Answer 8

Georgia law states that a driver must stop at all crossings without signals

Answer 9

Answer is " C " . that would be my understanding.  Mind you, in NZ Traffic Rules, the drivers are supposed to slow down to 15 km/h.  AND LOOK BOTH WAYS.     Before moiving out across the tracks.

Answer 10

E... Floor the gas and hit the track to see how much air you can get...

Answer 11

laws do vary from state to state.

But, as a practical matter, slow, look and listen.  If possible stop (not usually an option) look and listen.

What that really means is, turn off the music for a a few seconds, roll down the window and listen.

But, you should always practice these tips for staying alive and in one piece at ALL railroad grade crossings, mechanical protection or no.  The gates and bells are NOT fail-safe, contrary to popular opinion.  Yes, they do have battery back up to protect against power failure, but they can fail for reasons other than a loss of electricity.

And, in a snow storm, the locomotive whistle can get clogged with snow and cease to operate.  This is why you must also look.  In addition, there are areas that are declared a "quiet zone," where the engineer is prohibited from using the whistle, save for emergency circumstances.

Grade crossing accidents as well as accidents involving pedestrians are 100% avoidable, but it is up to the motorist or pedestrian to do the protecting for themselves.  A train will not come looking for you, but they have no qualms about killing you if you put yourself in their path.

All safety questions get a star from me.  Here's yours.  Thanks for asking.

Answer 12

C, but in Canada I have noticed that the morons tend to speed up, so they are not delayed for 2/3 minutes!

Answer 13

When approaching a railroad crossing without mechanical gates or lights, the best thing to do is come to a complete stop. When you come to a complete stop, look and listen for an on coning train and/or trains. Look both ways two or more times to be sure it is safe to cross. When you can not see or hear anything coming you may then proceed to cross the tracks. The worst thing to do is keep going because a train hitting a car is about equil to a car hitting a soda can.  Just because there are not gates and lights at the crossing does not mean they are not being used unless there is a sign saying exempt under the railroad crossing sign and failure to proceed with caution could cost you your life.

Answer 14

c is right

d is the safest(complete stop, get out of car and look and listen)

Answer 15

Always stop.

Then look and listen, if you are certain that a train is not coming then proceed, if your car stalls or breaks down on the crossing, get out of the car and get everyone else out as quickly as possible.

If there is a phone by the trackside near the crossing lift the receiver, ask for the signalman and tell him your car has broken down on the crossing.

If not call the police who will alert the signalman for that section.

Answer 16

make sure your will is in order