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This short quiz will test your knowledge of the safety procedures discussed in this site.
1. The crossbuck sign at a highway-rail grade crossing is a regulatory sign that means you must yield the right of way to a train. True False
2. If you have to abandon your vehicle on the tracks because a train is coming, run down the tracks away from the train. True False
3. The locomotive engineer will sound a warning whistle and attempt to steer the train around something on the tracks to avoid hitting it. True False
4. School buses must stop at all highway-rail grade crossings, even if there are no flashing lights or stop signs. True False
5. Most railroad bridges have walkways so that people on foot can get out of the way of passing trains. True False
6. It is a clear,sunny day. A 6,000 ton train traveling at 55 mph approaches a grade crossing. If the engineer has to set his brakes quickly, how long will it take the train to stop?
5,280 feet 200 feet 300 feet
7. You are passing through a grade crossing when your vehicle stalls. A train is approaching. What must you do?
Abandon the vehicle and run down the tracks away from the train Abandon the vehicle and run at an angle away from the tracks and toward the train Attempt to re-start the vehicle and drive off the tracks
8. You are are on your way to school and have decided to take a shortcut along a nearby railroad track. You come to a trestle over a creek. The trestle has a walkway. What do you do?
Continue on and use the walkway on the trestle Turn around and follow the tracks back home Walk away from the tracks toward the nearby highway bridge and use the sidewalk
9. You are late for work. You come to a multi-track grade crossing. A train is approaching and the gates are lowering. What must you do?
Attempt to drive around the gates Wait for the train to pass and check the other tracks before proceeding Wait for the first train to pass and immediately proceed
10. What is the motto of Operation Lifesaver?
Look, Listen and Live Education, Engineering and Enforcement Any Time is Train Time
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