Motorcycle · Railroad crossings
Railroad tracks cross your lane at an angle. What is usually the safest way to ride over them?
Correct answer: Keep riding in a straight line within your lane.
Answer options
- AKeep riding in a straight line within your lane Correct
- BGet off and walk the motorcycle across the tracks
- CMove onto the shoulder and brake there before reaching the tracks
Why
When tracks cross your path at an angle, it is usually safer to hold a straight line inside your lane. Turning to meet the rails at a right angle could carry you into another lane of traffic.
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Topic: Railroad crossings License: Motorcycle
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