Northwest Territories Knowledge Test Coach
Right of wayQuestion 61 of 202

A railway gate is down. When may you cross?

  1. When the train has passed
  2. When you see no train
  3. After the gates rise and the lights and bell stop
  4. When the gate starts to rise
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Correct answer: After the gates rise and the lights and bell stop

Wait for all three: the gates up, the lights off and the bell silent. Never drive around the gates.

Source: Driver's Manual: A guide to safely operate cars and light trucks (Government of the Northwest Territories, revised August 2022), Chapter 8, Gates, page 137

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026