Railroad crossings — Kansas Permit Test

At Kansas highway-railroad grade crossings with more than one track the number of tracks will be posted, but not all such crossings have these signs, so a driver should check for more than one track or train at each crossing.

The second train is hidden by the first. People step out from behind one and meet the other.

it is important to check for more than one track, train, or railroad vehicle at each highway-railroad grade crossing.

When lights are flashing at a Kansas highway-railroad grade crossing a driver must stop before the stop line or gate crossing area.

The lights start before the train is visible. Stopping when they start is the whole margin you get.

When a train is approaching and lights are flashing you must stop prior to the stop line or gate crossing area.

A Kansas driver may not move around a lowered crossing gate until the gate is lifted or the lights have stopped.

Driving round a gate is how people die at crossings. The gate is down because a train is coming.

You may not move around the gate until the gate is lifted or the lights have stopped.

Where a Kansas highway-railroad grade crossing has a bell or a horn that sounds, a driver should not cross until the bell or horn has stopped.

The bell is still ringing because something is still coming. Silence is the signal, not the empty track.

You should not cross until the bell or horn has stopped.

A 100-car freight train traveling at 55 mph will need more than a mile to stop once set into emergency braking, which is about 18 football fields.

The driver of the train cannot stop for you, whatever they do. That is why the whole duty is yours.

A 100-car freight train traveling at 55 mph will need more than a mile to stop, which is about 18 football fields, once the train is set into emergency braking.

Trains do not always have a set schedule, so a Kansas driver should always expect a train at every highway-railroad grade crossing, even if they have never seen one there before.

A quiet crossing is not a safe one. Freight runs when it runs, not to a timetable you can learn.

Trains do not always have a set schedule so always expect a train at every highway-railroad grade crossing, even if you have never seen one at that crossing before.

When a Kansas driver needs to cross railroad tracks they should look both ways and cross the tracks quickly, without stopping.

Stopping on the tracks is the one thing that kills. Crossing without a pause is what keeps you off them.

When you need to cross railroad tracks, look both ways and cross the tracks quickly, without stopping.

A Kansas driver should never permit traffic conditions to trap them in a position where they have to stop on the tracks, and should only proceed if sure they can completely clear the crossing.

The car in front stopping is what leaves you on the rails. Waiting behind the line costs nothing.

Only proceed through a highway-railroad grade crossing if you are sure you can completely clear the crossing without stopping on the tracks.

If a Kansas driver stalls on railroad tracks they should get everyone out of the vehicle and far away, running in the direction from which the train is approaching.

Running toward the train seems wrong and is right. Running the other way puts you where the wreckage lands.

get everyone out of the vehicle and far away from the tracks, run in the direction from which the train is approaching.

A Kansas driver should not shift gears when crossing railroad tracks, in case the vehicle stalls.

A stall on the rails is the worst place for one. Staying in gear removes the chance.

It is wise not to shift gears when crossing railroad tracks just in case you might stall.

A Kansas driver must always yield the right-of-way to trains and railroad vehicles at highway-railroad grade crossings.

A train cannot swerve and cannot stop. There is no version of this where the car wins.

You must always yield the right-of-way to trains and railroad vehicles at highway-railroad grade crossings

The Kansas Emergency Notification System sign at every highway-rail grade crossing provides a telephone number to report problems or emergencies, together with a Department of Transportation number identifying the exact crossing.

A stalled truck on the rails needs the dispatcher, not the police. The number on the post reaches them directly.

The Blue Emergency Notification System (ENS) sign is at every highway-rail grade crossing and provides the public with a 24/7/365 telephone number to call to report problems or emergencies at these railroad locations.

Kansas railroad dispatchers are the first line of defense when attempting to stop train traffic at a crossing during an emergency, so they must be immediately notified of any unsafe conditions.

Only the dispatcher can hold the trains. Every minute before the call is a train still coming.

Because railroad dispatchers are the first line of defense when attempting to stop all train traffic at the crossing during

What does Kansas say about crossings with more than one track?

Check for more than one track or train at each crossing. The second train is hidden by the first. People step out from behind one and meet the other. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.37: “it is important to check for more than one track, train, or railroad vehicle at each highway-railroad grade crossing.”