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New Hampshire: Railroad crossings Practice Test

Crossbucks and advance warning signs, where to stop for a train, crossing several tracks and vehicles that must always stop.

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Questions are original and based on the official manual "New Hampshire Driver’s Manual" (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25)), New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

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  1. What does a crossbuck (X) indicate?

    Two white boards with black borders crossed in an X on a post, the words RAILROAD and CROSSING printed along them.
    • Where a railroad crossing is
    • A school crossing ahead
    • A pedestrian crossing ahead
    • A crossroad ahead
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    Correct answer: Where a railroad crossing is

    The crossbuck (X) indicates where a railroad crossing is.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 21 · Open this page in the manual

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  2. What do active railroad crossings have to caution drivers?

    • Only a painted line across the road
    • A flagger at all times
    • Signs, lights, or other signals
    • Gates that stay closed all day
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    Correct answer: Signs, lights, or other signals

    Active railroad crossings have signs, lights, or other signals to caution drivers about railroad crossings.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 22 · Open this page in the manual

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  3. A round yellow warning sign shows an X with black RR letters. What does it caution the driver to do?

    A round yellow sign with a black border showing a large black X with a black letter R in the left and right quarters.
    • Speed up and cross the tracks before a train arrives
    • Slow down or stop, and look and listen for a train
    • Watch only for pedestrians walking on the tracks
    • Move to the left lane and keep a steady speed
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    Correct answer: Slow down or stop, and look and listen for a train

    The round warning sign with an X and black RR letters cautions the driver to slow down or stop, and to look and listen for a train or railroad vehicle before proceeding.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 22 · Open this page in the manual

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  4. Where is a round warning sign with an X and black RR letters placed?

    • Only at the center of the tracks, between the rails
    • After the crossing, on the far side of the tracks
    • At the start of every school zone and crosswalk
    • Along the road before a highway-railroad crossing
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    Correct answer: Along the road before a highway-railroad crossing

    A round warning sign with an X symbol (crossbuck) and black RR letters is placed along the road prior to a highway-railroad grade crossing.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 22 · Open this page in the manual

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  5. When a train or railroad vehicle is approaching a crossing, a driver must stop behind the stop line or how far from the nearest rail of the track?

    A blue car driving toward a rural railroad crossing marked only by RAILROAD CROSSING crossbuck signs, as a freight train sounding its horn approaches from the left
    • Not less than 5 feet and not more than 10 feet
    • Not less than 25 feet and not more than 100 feet
    • Not less than 50 feet and not more than 150 feet
    • Not less than 15 feet and not more than 50 feet
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    Correct answer: Not less than 15 feet and not more than 50 feet

    A driver must stop behind the stop line or not less than 15 feet, nor more than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the track.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 22 · Open this page in the manual

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  6. Until when should drivers not proceed across the tracks at a railroad crossing?

    From above: a blue locomotive on the tracks at the left, red lights flashing on a crossbuck post, both gate arms lowered across the road, and a red car stopped at the white stop line.
    • Until the first car ahead has crossed the tracks
    • Until the lights stop flashing or trains have passed
    • Until the horn of the train stops sounding
    • Until the lights have flashed twice in a row
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    Correct answer: Until the lights stop flashing or trains have passed

    Drivers should not proceed across the tracks until the lights stop flashing, or trains have passed.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 22 · Open this page in the manual

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  7. At a crossing with more than one track, when should a driver cross the tracks?

    Top view of a two-lane road crossing two railroad tracks, with a RAILROAD CROSSING crossbuck sign and a 2 TRACKS plate beside the tracks, a round yellow RR sign on the approach and your blue car approaching; no train is in sight.
    • As soon as the first train has passed
    • After sounding the horn twice
    • Only when there is a clear view of the tracks in both directions
    • As soon as the lights stop flashing on the nearest track
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    Correct answer: Only when there is a clear view of the tracks in both directions

    If there is more than one track at the crossing, the driver should not cross the tracks until there is a clear view of the tracks in both directions.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 22 · Open this page in the manual

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  8. When a railroad crossing is clear, how should drivers cross the tracks?

    Top view of a two-lane road crossing two railroad tracks, with a RAILROAD CROSSING crossbuck sign and a 2 TRACKS plate beside the tracks, a round yellow RR sign on the approach and your blue car approaching; no train is in sight.
    • Look both ways and cross quickly, without stopping
    • Stop on the tracks to look again before moving on
    • Cross slowly in a low gear to avoid stalling
    • Cross only after a second full stop at the tracks
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    Correct answer: Look both ways and cross quickly, without stopping

    When the crossing is clear, drivers should look both ways and cross the tracks quickly, without stopping.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 22 · Open this page in the manual

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  9. Which vehicles does the law require to stop before any railroad crossing, even with no sign of a train?

    • Passenger buses and trucks carrying flammable or hazardous material
    • All passenger vehicles that carry more than one person inside
    • Any truck carrying a load over 10,000 pounds in weight
    • Only school buses and vehicles used by emergency crews
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    Correct answer: Passenger buses and trucks carrying flammable or hazardous material

    The law requires buses that carry passengers and trucks carrying flammable or hazardous material to stop before any railroad crossing, even if there is no sign of a train coming.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 22 · Open this page in the manual

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  10. What should drivers be ready to do when driving behind a bus that carries passengers or a truck carrying hazardous material near a railroad crossing?

    Four vehicles in separate lanes before railroad tracks: a motorcycle, a small red car, a green pickup pulling a trailer and a yellow bus with black stripes.
    • Pass before the crossing
    • Honk to hurry it along
    • Be ready to stop
    • Follow within one car length
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    Correct answer: Be ready to stop

    Drivers should be ready to stop when driving behind buses carrying passengers and trucks carrying flammable or hazardous material, which must stop at railroad crossings.

    Source: ⁨New Hampshire Driver’s Manual (DSMV 360 (Rev. 11/25))⁩, page 22 · Open this page in the manual

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