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When a railroad crossing's lights are flashing and the gates are down, you must:

✓ ANSWER

Stop before the crossing and wait until the gates fully rise and the lights stop — and watch for a second train

A second train on another track kills drivers who go around gates — wait for the signals to clear completely.

All the options

  1. ✓Stop before the crossing and wait until the gates fully rise and the lights stop — and watch for a second train
  2. ✗Zigzag around the gates if no train is visible
  3. ✗Stop on the tracks to look both ways
  4. ✗Proceed as soon as the first train passes

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