Video lessons · Unit 2: Road signs

Railroad Crossings

Can you beat the train? Grandpa explains it in one minute.

What you'll learn

• A train CAN'T stop in time. It can take a mile or more to stop.
• Never stop on the tracks. No room on the other side? Wait before them.
• Lights or gates? Stop. Not under, not around.

Test yourself: 5 exam-style questions

1. 1. A five-sided (pentagon) sign means…

   
   1. Hospital ahead
   2. School zone or crossing
   3. Work zone
   4. Railroad crossing ahead
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   Answer: School zone or crossing

   Five sides means school. Watch for kids.

2. 2. What does a round yellow sign with an X and two R's mean?

   
   1. Road closed
   2. No turns
   3. Railroad crossing ahead
   4. U-turn
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   Answer: Railroad crossing ahead

   Round and yellow: railroad ahead. Slow down, look and listen.

3. 3. BLUE signs show…

   
   1. Danger
   2. Construction and road crews ahead
   3. Services: gas, hospital, food
   4. School zones
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   Answer: Services: gas, hospital, food

   Blue: services. Gas and food this way.

4. 4. At a railroad crossing, the white X-shaped sign (crossbuck) means…

   
   1. Yield to trains
   2. Intersection ahead
   3. Pedestrian crossing
   4. Always come to a full stop
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   Answer: Yield to trains

   The crossbuck is a yield sign for trains. And trains never yield.

5. 5. What does this STOP sign with the ALL-WAY plate mean?

   
   1. Every car arriving at this intersection must stop
   2. Yield to the right without coming to a full stop
   3. Only you must stop; cross traffic keeps going without stopping
   4. Stop only when the traffic light is out
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   Answer: Every car arriving at this intersection must stop

   Everybody stops. First to arrive goes first; if you tie, the car on the right goes.