SDDOT / Railroads / Office Information / Operation Lifesaver / Safety Quiz

Answer the following questions using the knowledge you have learned on the other Operation Lifesaver pages. Some questions may have more than one answer. Once you are finished, click of the Answers link to see how well you did.

A freight train with 150 cars travelling 30 miles per hour requires a distance of __________ to stop?

2 miles
2/3 miles
1 mile
100 miles
It's okay for you to cross just as soon as the last car of the train passes the tracks.

TRUE
FALSE
At night, be sure you can stop in time.

TRUE
FALSE
A passenger train with eight cars travelling at 80 miles per hour requires a distance of _________ to stop?

2 miles
2/3 mile
1 mile
100 miles
You are driving across the tracks. The flasher lights start flashing; the gates are coming down. You should ________ .

keep going
back up
stop
abandon car
Railroad crossing warning signs are:

Advance warning signs
Flashing lights
Crossbucks
Gates
All of the above
Never race a train to the highway-rail grade crossing.

TRUE
FALSE
Some vehicles must stop at all highway-rail grade crossings. These include:

Vehicles carrying paying passengers
School buses
Hazardous materials carriers
None of the above
All of the above
If you stall on the tracks when a train is approaching, get away from your car immediately.

TRUE
FALSE
A train should be expected on any track at any time.

TRUE
FALSE
Most highway-rail grade crossing crashes involve drivers living within ________ mile(s) of the location of the accident.

1
5
25
50
It's generally safe to drive around the gates.

TRUE
FALSE
Avoid stopping on tracks in a traffic jam-up

TRUE
FALSE
The principal contributing cause in vehicle-train crashes is?

The inability of the train to stop quickly
Weather conditions
Intoxication
Driver error