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What are you required to do when approaching a railroad barrier in a “down position” (meaning: horizontal)?

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  1. Continue driving carefully around or under the barrier.
  2. Stop and turn the vehicle’s engine off.
  3. Stop before it and do not continue driving.· Correct answer
  4. No parking and stopping. Pass the barrier from its right.

Explanation

When a barrier is lowered (in the horizontal position), you must stop before it and not continue driving. The barrier indicates that the road is blocked, usually before a railway crossing or on a closed road.

How to approach it

Horizontal barrier = stop and do not proceed

barrierstophorizontal

Common mistake

Trying to pass the barrier by going around or under it

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