# MenkyoQuest — Question ch6_q003

Chapter: Ch. 6 Hazardous Areas
Section: 第１節 踏切
Type: True/False
Difficulty: medium

## Question
Immediately after the warning alarm has stopped ringing, you may enter the railroad crossing even if the crossing gate has started to lower.

## Correct answer
False

## Explanation
Section 1 (3) of Chapter 6 of the Rules of the Road states: "You must not enter a railroad crossing when the warning alarm is ringing or when the crossing gate is lowered or has started to lower." You must not enter when the gate has started to lower.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 1 – Topic 6: Intersections and railroad crossings

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
１(３) 警報機が鳴つているときや、しや断機が降りていたり、降り始めているときは、踏切に入つてはいけません。

## Tags
踏切, 警報機, しゃ断機, 進入禁止

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Source basis: National Police Agency's official Rules of the Road manual (Public Domain under Article 13 §2 of Japan's Copyright Act).
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