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Your combination vehicle becomes stuck on the tracks and a train may be coming. What should you do first?
- A.Stay in the cab and keep trying to rock the vehicle free
- B.Run down the track waving at the train to stop it
- C.Push the trailer by hand with a helper
- D.Get out and get away from the vehicle immediately, moving away from the tracks at an angle in the direction of the approaching train if one is coming
Correct answer
D. Get out and get away from the vehicle immediately, moving away from the tracks at an angle in the direction of the approaching train if one is coming
Why
A train cannot stop in time, and debris from the impact is thrown along the track, so distance from the vehicle is what saves you. Moving away at an angle toward the approaching train keeps you out of the debris path that flies down the track.
Manual topic: Combination Vehicles - Railroad Crossings · From the Combination Vehicles practice bank (CV-185).