BC Class 5&7
Railway crossings and trains
ICBC's driving guide: Sharing the road
A train needs about two kilometres to stop. Never try to beat one.
Your eyes will mislead you here. A train usually looks slower than it is — passenger trains in Canada travel at up to 160 km/h. At night the problem is worse: half of all nighttime collisions between trains and vehicles are vehicles hitting the side of a train, because the driver never saw it.
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Practice questions on this card
- Q-0255Roughly how far does a train need to stop?
- Q-0256Half of all night-time collisions between trains and vehicles share what feature?
- Q-0257There is a red traffic light at an intersection just beyond a railway crossing. What should you do?
- Q-0258You hear no whistle as you approach a railway crossing. What can you conclude?
- Q-0259Why does the manual warn that your eyes may mislead you at a railway crossing?
- Q-0260An advance warning sign for a railway crossing carries an advisory speed below it. What does that mean?