# MenkyoQuest — Question ch9_q008

Chapter: Ch. 9 Passenger & Substitute
Section: 本文
Type: Multiple choice
Difficulty: medium

## Question
What is the correct action for a passenger vehicle driver to take when the vehicle becomes immobilized within a railroad crossing due to breakdown or other cause?

## Options
A. Promptly guide passengers to evacuate to safety and signal approaching trains with a red light
B. Promptly guide passengers to evacuate to safety and signal approaching trains with a flare or similar device
C. Keep passengers waiting inside the vehicle and signal approaching trains with a flare or similar device
D. Promptly guide passengers to evacuate to safety and signal approaching trains with the horn

## Correct answer
B. Promptly guide passengers to evacuate to safety and signal approaching trains with a flare or similar device

## Explanation
Chapter 9, Section 1(2)(d) of the Rules of the Road specifies: "When the vehicle becomes immobilized within a railroad crossing due to breakdown or other cause, promptly guide passengers to evacuate to safety and signal approaching trains using a flare or similar device." Ensuring passenger safety and warning trains are required.

## Driving school curriculum
Stage 2 – Topic 14: Vehicle owner responsibilities and insurance

## Source passage (Rules of the Road)
1(2)エ 故障などのため踏切内で動かなくなったときは、速やかに旅客を誘導して退避させるとともに、発炎筒などで列車に合図をすること。

## Tags
旅客自動車, 踏切, 故障, 発炎筒, 緊急措置

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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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