Railroad signs — New Jersey Permit Test
Railroad signs on the New Jersey permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
A crossbuck marks a railroad crossing, and a driver yields the right-of-way to trains, which cannot swerve.
A train cannot swerve and cannot stop in time. Yielding is the whole of what a driver can do.
Motorists must always yield the right-of-way to trains. Trains cannot swerve to avoid motorists.
This sign warns that a railroad crossing is ahead.
It is the advance notice, placed far enough back that a driver can slow and look.
When you see the yellow, circular RR crossing advance warning sign and white RR crossing pavement markings, there is a railroad crossing ahead.
On the test
What must a driver do at the sign shown?
Yield the right-of-way to trains. A train cannot swerve and cannot stop in time. Yielding is the whole of what a driver can do. New Jersey Driver Manual, p.216: “Motorists must always yield the right-of-way to trains. Trains cannot swerve to avoid motorists.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against New Jersey Driver Manual, published by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.