Stopping distance from railroad tracks
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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A crossing signal warns that a train is coming. What's the closest you may stop to the nearest track?
The rule
When lights, gates, or a person warn that a train is coming, stop so you are at least 15 feet away from the nearest track.
When a crossing warns of a train, stop no closer than 15 feet to the nearest track. Then wait until the lights stop flashing.
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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