Stuck on railroad tracks — Mississippi Permit Test

Stuck on railroad tracks on the Mississippi permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

If your vehicle is on the tracks when the lights begin to flash, you may only have 20 seconds to escape before the train arrives.

There is no time to try the engine again; every second spent inside is one you cannot spare.

you may only have 20 seconds to escape before the train makes it to your location.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.36

If you are stuck on the tracks, remember the word GO: get out of your vehicle.

A car can be replaced, and people die trying to save one that a train will hit anyway.

If this happens to you, remember the word “GO,” as in GET OUT of your vehicle!

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.36

Once out of a car stuck on the tracks, run at a 45-degree angle away from the tracks in the direction the train is coming, then dial 911.

When a train hits a car, the pieces fly forward, so running toward the train keeps you out of their path.

Once outside, run in a 45-degree angle away from the tracks in the direction that the train is coming, then immediately dial 911.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.36

If you are stuck on the tracks with no warning lights flashing, get out of the vehicle and dial 911 and the ENS number, and say that a vehicle is on the tracks.

No lights does not mean no train; the call is what lets the railroad stop one in time.

GET OUT of your vehicle and immediately dial 911 and the ENS (Emergency Notification System) number located on the blue sign described above.

Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.36

On the test

You are stuck on the tracks and the lights start to flash. How long may you have to escape?

20 seconds. There is no time to try the engine again; every second spent inside is one you cannot spare. Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.36: “you may only have 20 seconds to escape before the train makes it to your location.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Mississippi Driver's License Manual, published by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.