Stalled on tracks — Oklahoma Permit Test

Stalled on tracks on the Oklahoma permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Get out of your vehicle if it stalls on the tracks; once the lights begin to flash, you may have only 20 seconds before the train reaches you.

Twenty seconds is not enough to restart a car or push it off the tracks, but it is enough to run.

If your vehicle is physically on the train tracks at a grade crossing and the lights begin to flash, you may only have 20 seconds to escape before the train makes it to your location.

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.57

Once outside a car stalled on the tracks, run at a 45-degree angle away from the tracks in the direction the train is coming.

When the train hits the car, the wreck is thrown forward along the tracks, so running toward the train keeps you out of its path.

Once outside, run at a 45-degree angle away from the tracks in the direction that the train is coming,

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.57

Run from a stalled car on the tracks at a 45-degree angle away from the tracks.

Running at an angle gets you clear of the tracks while keeping you out of the debris thrown forward by the impact.

Once outside, run at a 45-degree angle away from the tracks in the direction that the train is coming,

Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.57

On the test

Your car is stalled on the tracks and the warning lights start to flash. About how long may you have to escape?

20 seconds. Twenty seconds is not enough to restart a car or push it off the tracks, but it is enough to run. Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.57: “If your vehicle is physically on the train tracks at a grade crossing and the lights begin to flash, 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 Oklahoma Driver Manual, published by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.