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  1. A distance of about 250 meters to an approaching level crossing.
  2. Approach to a level crossing. Approx 200metres before the crossing· Correct answer
  3. It is prohibited to stop within a distance of 120 meters before the railway tracks.
  4. A distance of about 70 meters to an approaching level crossing.

Explanation

Sign 131 marks a railway level crossing at a distance of about 200 metres. The sign shows two diagonal red stripes, where each stripe represents about 100 metres from the crossing.

How to approach it

2 red stripes = 200 metres before the railway

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Common mistake

Confusing the number of stripes with the distance

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