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Crossings & trams
Crossings have different controls. Recognise when to wait, make sure the exit is clear and never assume one passing train ends the danger.
Understand the decision.
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Flashing red lights operate at a railway crossing. What should you do?
- Stop and wait until the controls permit you to cross
- Cross quickly if a train is not visible
- Follow the vehicle ahead through
- Drive around a barrier if there is room
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Stop and wait until the controls permit you to cross
Red crossing lights mean you must not cross.
Read the reference guidance ↗A railway crossing barrier begins to lower. What should you do?
- Stop before the crossing and wait
- Accelerate to beat it
- Lift it by hand
- Move into the space beneath it
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Stop before the crossing and wait
A lowering barrier warns that the crossing is closing to road traffic.
Read the reference guidance ↗A train has passed but crossing red lights continue flashing. What should you do?
- Wait because another train may follow
- Cross immediately behind the first train
- Assume the lights have failed
- Follow pedestrians onto the track
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Wait because another train may follow
Do not cross until the controls allow it.
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- Read the situation and identify the actual decision being asked about.
- Choose an answer without looking at the explanation first.
- Check the explanation and follow its official reference if the rule is unfamiliar.
- Explain the point in your own words, then mix it with other topics.
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