Lowered railroad gates
A free practice question for the Virginia permit test, with the answer explained.
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The gates at a railroad crossing are down, but you see no train. What should you do?
The rule
Stop before a crossing's gate lowers, and never drive around a lowered gate. If something dangerous is wrong at a crossing, call the number on its emergency sign and give the posted crossing number.
Never go around a lowered gate. If something is wrong at the crossing, call the number on its emergency sign so the railroad can stop or reroute trains.
From the Virginia Driver's Manual, section 2, page 9. 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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