Railroad crossing stops — Arizona Permit Test

Railroad crossing stops on the Arizona permit test — 7 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Do not cross the tracks until all signals have stopped and the crossing barricade is up all the way.

The lights may still be flashing because a second train is coming. Wait until everything has stopped.

Do not cross the tracks until all signals have stopped and the crossing barricade is up all the way.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.42

Do not drive around or under a lowered crossing barricade.

The gate is down because a train is close. Going around it puts you on the track with no time to get off.

Do not drive around or under a lowered crossing barricade.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.42

Expect a train or other on-track equipment on any track at any time.

Trains do not keep to a set time. A driver who thinks the tracks are quiet at this hour is the one who gets hit.

Expect a train or other on-track equipment on any track at any time.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.42

Get out of your vehicle if it stalls on the tracks.

A car on the tracks will be hit if a train comes. You can buy a new car but not a new life.

Get out of your vehicle if it stalls on the tracks.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.42

Never race with a train or other on-track equipment.

A train is faster and closer than it looks. If you lose the race, you lose at the crossing.

Never race with a train or other on-track equipment.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.43

Watch for vehicles such as buses and gasoline tankers, which must stop at railroad crossings.

The bus or tanker ahead will stop at the tracks even with no train in sight. If you are too close you will hit it.

Watch for vehicles such as buses and gasoline tankers, which must stop at railroad crossings.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.43

When driving at night, be alert for railroad crossing warning signs that are not lighted.

At night your headlights may be the only light on the sign. Miss it and you reach the tracks at full speed.

When driving at night, be alert for railroad crossing warning signs that are not lighted.

Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.43

On the test

After a train passes, when may you cross the tracks?

When signals stop and the gate is fully up. The lights may still be flashing because a second train is coming. Wait until everything has stopped. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.42: “Do not cross the tracks until all signals have stopped and the crossing barricade is up all the way.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, published by the Arizona Department of Transportation, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-28.