Emergency Situations

If your vehicle stalls on a railway crossing and a train is approaching, you should:

Quebec road sign — Get everyone out and move away from the tracks at an angle toward the train
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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.