How must track cars approaching at-grade highway crossings be prepared?

How must track cars approaching at-grade highway crossings be prepared?

• A. They should accelerate to clear the crossing.
• B. Prepared to stop. They must give highway traffic the right-of-way.
• C. They should maintain current speed.
• D. They should sound horns continuously.

Answer: (B)

When a track vehicle is approaching an at-grade highway crossing, it must be ready to stop and yield to highway traffic. Road users have the right-of-way at these crossings, so the crew should be prepared to stop in time to avoid blocking or colliding with vehicles or pedestrians. Accelerating to clear the crossing is unsafe and unnecessary, maintaining speed risks not stopping in time if traffic is present, and continuously sounding horns does not substitute for stopping or yielding the right-of-way.

When a track vehicle is approaching an at-grade highway crossing, it must be ready to stop and yield to highway traffic. Road users have the right-of-way at these crossings, so the crew should be prepared to stop in time to avoid blocking or colliding with vehicles or pedestrians. Accelerating to clear the crossing is unsafe and unnecessary, maintaining speed risks not stopping in time if traffic is present, and continuously sounding horns does not substitute for stopping or yielding the right-of-way.