A regulatory sign at a railroad crossing reads DO NOT STOP ON TRACKS. What does the sign require?
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A.
Stop only if a train is within fifteen hundred feet
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B.
Pull onto the tracks and clear them before any traffic ahead stops
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C.
Treat the tracks as a stop line when a train is not visible
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D.
Never stop on the railroad track for any reason Correct
The answer is "Never stop on the railroad track for any reason"
The sign is absolute: never stop on the railroad track, for any reason. Choice B is where drivers who recall the manual's warning about traffic ahead blocking you in on the tracks land, reading the sign as a push to clear through when the rule is actually to not enter unless you can clear safely.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Stop only if a train is within fifteen hundred feet
The sign carries no distance threshold; it bans stopping on the tracks under all conditions. Imports the audible-train-signal distance from the railroad crossing statute and treats it as a conditional threshold the sign never names.
B. Pull onto the tracks and clear them before any traffic ahead stops
The sign forbids entering the tracks when you cannot clear them, not pushing through regardless of what the traffic ahead is doing. Reads the warning about traffic blocking you in on the tracks as a push to clear through regardless of conditions ahead.
C. Treat the tracks as a stop line when a train is not visible
The sign's whole purpose is to prevent stopping on the tracks, train or no train. Confuses the DO NOT STOP ON TRACKS sign with the stop-line marking used at traffic lights.
This question tests your knowledge of Regulatory Signs in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Regulatory Signs," p.86..
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