Quebec SAAQ Knowledge Test — Class 5 Practice Question
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Emergency Situations
If your vehicle stalls on a railway crossing and a train is approaching, you should:
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Correct Answer: B. Get everyone out and move away from the tracks at an angle toward the train
Trains take a kilometre or more to stop and a struck vehicle may be thrown forward of the impact. Walking AT AN ANGLE TOWARD the train avoids both the impact and the debris path. Standing beside or restarting wastes critical seconds.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A.Try to restart the engine until the last momentRestarting costs you the seconds that matter.
- C.Stay in the vehicle and brace for impactStaying in the vehicle is almost always fatal.
- D.Get out and stand beside the vehicleStanding beside it exposes you to flying debris.
