Railroad sign pictures — South Dakota Permit Test
Railroad sign pictures on the South Dakota permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
This sign is placed along the road before a highway-railroad grade crossing; it means slow down, look and listen for a train, and be ready to stop.
A train cannot stop or swerve, and a car caught on the tracks loses every time.
The sign cautions to slow down, look, and listen for a train or railroad vehicle, and to be prepared to stop if a train is approaching.
This sign is located at the highway-railroad grade crossing; when a train is approaching, you must stop behind the stop line.
Stopping on or too near the tracks leaves the front of your car where the train will pass.
When a train or railroad vehicle is approaching the intersection, you must stop behind the stop line or before the intersection is clear.
On the test
What does this sign tell you to do?
Slow down, look and listen for a train. A train cannot stop or swerve, and a car caught on the tracks loses every time. South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.33: “The sign cautions to slow down, look, and listen for a train or railroad vehicle, and to be prepared to stop if a train is approaching.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against South Dakota Driver License Manual, published by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SD.pdf (South Dakota Driver License Manual, Revised 11/2024, South Dakota Department of Public Safety, retrieved 2026-09-14 and re-checked 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SD.pages.txt (pdftotext -layout, the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SD-exam.html (South Dakota Department of Public Safety, South Dakota Driver License Testing Information, KB0043731, read 2026-10-04; states the 80% rate; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://www.sd.gov/dps?id=cs_kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0043733 (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)