Vehicles required to stop at crossings — Tennessee Permit Test

Church and school buses must stop at every railroad crossing, even when they are carrying no passengers.

A bus ahead may stop at the tracks with no signal flashing. If you are not ready, you will rear-end it.

Church or school buses, regardless of whether such buses are carrying any passengers at the time of crossing;

Taxis and other vehicles carrying passengers for hire must stop at every railroad crossing.

The cab ahead may stop at the tracks for no reason you can see. Knowing the law keeps you from hitting it.

Common carriers, such as taxis or other vehicles transporting passengers for hire;

Buses pull to the right as they prepare to stop at a railroad crossing.

A bus slowing near the edge of the road is a clear sign. Be ready to stop behind it, not pass it.

Buses at a railroad crossing will pull to the right.

Tanker trucks and other vehicles that must stop at all railroad tracks usually signal the stop with their emergency flashers.

A big tanker stopping on a clear crossing can surprise you. The flashers are your warning to slow down.

Tanker trucks and other vehicles, required to stop at all railroad tracks, will usually signal such a stop by displaying emergency flashers of the vehicle to alert other drivers to the impending stop.

Must an empty school bus stop at a railroad crossing?

Yes, even with no passengers aboard. A bus ahead may stop at the tracks with no signal flashing. If you are not ready, you will rear-end it. Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.51: “Church or school buses, regardless of whether such buses are carrying any passengers at the time of crossing;”