Ch. 6 · Hazardous Areas

When your vehicle becomes immobilized at a railroad crossing with a warning alarm, what should you use first?

[Multiple choice · Easy]

A.Flare
B.Railroad crossing emergency alert device✓
C.Horn
D.Hazard lights

Answer: B: Railroad crossing emergency alert device

Explanation

Section 2 (1) of Chapter 6, Section 1 of the Rules of the Road states: "At railroad crossings with warning alarms, use the push-button railroad crossing emergency alert device installed on the alarm post." At crossings with warning alarms, the emergency alert device is the first option.

Driving school curriculumStage 1 – Topic 6: Intersections and railroad crossings

Hikari

I'd light a flare first — it's bright and obvious.

Misaki

At a crossing with a warning alarm, use the emergency alert device on the alarm post first. It directly notifies the train operator.

Hikari

So flares are backup, not the first choice here?

Misaki

Correct. The push-button device is designed specifically for crossings with alarms.

Source: Ch. 6 Hazardous Areas · Section (第１節踏切) · ２(１) 警報機のある踏切では、警報機の柱などに取り付けられている押しボタン式の踏切支障報知装置を活用する。

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