# MenkyoQuest — Question ch6_q009

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

## Question
Your vehicle broke down and became immobilized at a railroad crossing that has no emergency alert device, and you have also used up all your flares. Which is the correct response in this situation?

## Options
A. Wait inside the vehicle for rescue
B. Shout loudly to notify the train
C. Signal by burning something nearby that produces smoke
D. Repeatedly press the button on the railroad crossing emergency alert device

## Correct answer
C. Signal by burning something nearby that produces smoke

## Explanation
Section 2 (3) of Chapter 6, Section 1 of the Rules of the Road states: "If you do not have flares or have used them up, signal by burning something nearby that produces smoke." Alternative measures are provided for when flares are unavailable.

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

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
２(３) 発炎筒などがなかつたり、使い切つてしまつたりしたときは、煙の出やすいものを付近で燃やすなどして合図をする。

## Tags
踏切, 故障, 発炎筒, 緊急合図

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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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