California Car / Permit practice question · Handling Emergencies
If your vehicle stalls on railroad tracks and a train is approaching, you should:
Answer choices
- Stay in the car and try to restart it
- Get everyone out and move away from the tracks— Correct answer
- Push the car forward off the tracks
- Wait for the train to stop
Why this is the answer
If your vehicle stalls on railroad tracks, get out right away instead of trying to restart it. When a train is approaching and the warning lights are flashing, run diagonally away from the tracks, heading the way the train is coming from, then call 911. Staying inside leaves you in the train's path.
Source: California Driver Handbook — Railroad Crossings
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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