Railroad signs — Georgia Permit Test

Railroad signs on the Georgia permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A round railroad sign is posted a few hundred feet before the tracks, and it tells you to slow down, look, listen and be ready to stop.

A train needs a mile to stop, so the whole of the stopping is left to you.

This sign is posted a few hundred feet in front of the tracks and alerts you to slow down, look, listen and prepare to stop.

Georgia Driver's Manual, p.72

Georgia bans passing at every railroad crossing, and the manual says never to try to beat a train through one.

A train hides a second track, and it takes away the time you needed to judge either one.

Never try to beat a train through the intersection. Passing is prohibited at all railroad crossings.

Georgia Driver's Manual, p.72

This sign stands at every railroad crossing in Georgia: slow down, look and listen before you cross, and let any train that is coming go first.

Your car is the only thing at that crossing that can stop, so stopping is your job alone.

The cross-buck is placed at all railroad crossings. Yield to any approaching trains. Slow down, look and listen before crossing.

Georgia Driver's Manual, p.92

Where a smaller sign sits below this one it says how many sets of tracks cross the road, and a flashing light at the crossing means a full stop is required.

Drivers cross after the first train has gone by, which is when the second track kills them.

A sign below the cross-buck indicates the number of tracks. A complete stop is required when a red light is flashing.

Georgia Driver's Manual, p.92

On the test

What lies a short way ahead of this sign?

A place where tracks cross the road. A train needs a mile to stop, so the whole of the stopping is left to you. Georgia Driver's Manual, p.72: “This sign is posted a few hundred feet in front of the tracks and alerts you to slow down, look, listen and prepare to stop.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Georgia Driver's Manual, published by the Georgia Department of Driver Services, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-18.