Flashing red lights at a railroad crossing
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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At a railroad crossing, the gate goes up but the red lights are still flashing. What should you do?
The rule
Wait at a railroad crossing until its red lights are off, even if the gate lifts first.
Flashing red lights at a crossing mean stop and wait. Don't cross until the lights stop flashing, even if the gate goes up. Another train could be coming.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 7, page 51. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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