Revision question · Band 2 traffic signs and signals, car control, pedestrians, mechanical knowledge

You're waiting at a level crossing. What should you do if the red warning lights continue to flash after a train has passed?

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Get out and investigate

Zigzag around the barriers

Continue to wait

Drive across carefully

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Continue to waitThis was the right answer

At a level crossing, flashing red lights mean you must stop. If a train passes but the lights keep flashing, you must continue waiting. Another train will be coming.

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Rule 293Highway Code rule · At a level crossing, amber precedes flashing red, continued flashing can mean another train, and a vehicle already crossing must clear it.Rule 295Highway Code rule · At a level crossing, amber precedes flashing red, continued flashing can mean another train, and a vehicle already crossing must clear it.

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