Stalled on railroad tracks — Maine Permit Test
Stalled on railroad tracks on the Maine permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If your car stalls on railroad tracks with a train coming, stop trying to move it, get out, and go quickly toward the oncoming train and away from the tracks at an angle.
Running the same way the train is going puts you in the path of the wreckage it pushes.
To avoid debris from any crash, leave your vehicle and head quickly toward the oncoming train and away from the tracks at a 45º angle.
Once you are safely away from tracks where your car has stalled, call the railroad's emergency number, shown on a nearby blue sign.
The railroad can stop the next train only if someone tells it a car is on the line.
When you are safely away from the tracks, call the railroads emergency phone number (look for nearby blue sign with emergency number).
On the test
Your car is stalled on the tracks and a train is coming. Which way should you go after you get out?
Toward the train, angling off the tracks. Running the same way the train is going puts you in the path of the wreckage it pushes. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.99: “To avoid debris from any crash, leave your vehicle and head quickly toward the oncoming train and away from the tracks at a 45º angle.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Maine Driver’s License Manual, published by the Maine Secretary of State, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ME.pdf (Maine Driver’s License Manual, Rev 4/24, Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ME.pages.txt (scripts/me-text.sh: plain pdftotext except physical 82, which is -layout; the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ME-exam.html (Maine BMV, Drivers License Exam page, https://www.maine.gov/sos/bmv/driver-licenses-and-ids/car-license/drivers-license-exam, read 2026-10-04; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://www.maine.gov/sos/bmv/driver-licenses-and-ids/car-license/driver-license-manual-and-Maine-motorist-handbook-and-study-guide (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)