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

You're waiting at a railway level crossing. What should you do if the red lights keep flashing after a train has passed?

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Phone the signal operator

Alert drivers behind you

Continue to wait

Proceed with caution

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You must always obey red flashing stop lights. If a train passes but the lights continue to flash, another train will be passing soon. Cross only when the lights go off and the barriers open.

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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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