# MenkyoQuest — Question ch6_q008

Chapter: Ch. 6 Hazardous Areas
Section: 第１節 踏切
Type: Multiple choice
Difficulty: medium

## Question
Which is the most appropriate response when your vehicle becomes immobilized at a railroad crossing?

## Options
A. First push the vehicle outside the crossing, then notify the train operator
B. Immediately notify the train operator and move the vehicle outside the crossing
C. Signal with a flare, then slowly move the vehicle outside the crossing
D. Wait until the warning alarm sounds, then move the vehicle outside the crossing

## Correct answer
B. Immediately notify the train operator and move the vehicle outside the crossing

## Explanation
Section 2 of Chapter 6, Section 1 of the Rules of the Road states: "If your vehicle becomes immobilized at a railroad crossing, you must immediately notify the train operator and move the vehicle outside the crossing as quickly as possible." It is important to notify and move the vehicle simultaneously.

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
２ 踏切で動かなくなつたときは、 次の要領で一刻も早く列車の運転士などに知らせるとともに、車を踏切の外に移動させなければなりません。

## Tags
踏切, 故障, 緊急対応, 通報

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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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