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Safe drivingQuestion 193 of 229

Your vehicle stalls on the tracks. A train is coming and the lights flash. What should you do?

  1. Get out and run away from the tracks, diagonally toward the train's side
  2. Stay inside with your seat belt on
  3. Try to restart the engine
  4. Run along the tracks away from the train
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Correct answer: Get out and run away from the tracks, diagonally toward the train's side

Get out at once. Run away from the tracks, diagonally in the direction the train is coming from. Then call 911.

Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, California DMV, 2025), Section 8. Safe Driving: Disabled Vehicles on Railroad Tracks, page 70

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026