No train is coming, but your stalled car on the tracks will not restart. What does the manual say to do next?
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A.
Set the parking brake and mark the crossing with flares.
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B.
Leave the car in gear so it does not roll while you seek help.
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C.
Call for a tow and stay inside so you're visible to the driver.
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D.
Shift the car into neutral and push it from the tracks. Correct
The answer is "Shift the car into neutral and push it from the tracks."
If the engine will not turn over, the manual tells you to shift the car into neutral and push it off the tracks. Choice B carries over the habit of leaving a parked car in gear, a safe move on a hill but one that would keep the car pinned to the rails here.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Set the parking brake and mark the crossing with flares.
The manual does not mention flares or setting the parking brake here. This answer imports a highway-breakdown routine into a passage that never lists it.
B. Leave the car in gear so it does not roll while you seek help.
Neutral is what allows the car to be pushed off the tracks. This answer carries a hill-parking habit into a situation where the tracks themselves are the danger.
C. Call for a tow and stay inside so you're visible to the driver.
The manual has already told you to leave the vehicle. This answer falls back on the general tow-and-wait habit instead of the tracks-specific instruction.
This question tests your knowledge of Emergencies in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Driving Emergencies: Stalling on Railroad Tracks," p.66..
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