A smaller sign mounted directly below a crossbuck at a railroad crossing tells you what?
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A.
Whether active warning lights are present.
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B.
The direction a train will approach from.
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C.
Whether there is more than one track. Correct
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D.
The speed limit for crossing the tracks.
The answer is "Whether there is more than one track."
The smaller placard under a crossbuck reports whether more than one track sits at the crossing. Option B catches drivers who expect signs at a crossing to warn about the train itself, so a direction-of-approach placard sounds right, but the manual assigns this sign to track count.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Whether active warning lights are present.
Flashing red lights are separate equipment, not information printed on the smaller sign. This answer confuses the informational placard with the crossing's electrical warning gear.
B. The direction a train will approach from.
The manual assigns this sign to track count, not to direction of approach. This answer turns a track-count placard into a directional cue the manual never describes.
D. The speed limit for crossing the tracks.
The placard reports track count; speed limits are posted on their own regulatory signs. This answer assumes any second placard on a warning sign carries a speed number.
This question tests your knowledge of Warning Signs in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Railroad Crossing Safety," p.61..
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