Your bus has stalled on the tracks at a railroad crossing. What should you do?

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Why

A train cannot stop quickly or steer around a bus, so get everyone out and off the tracks at once, even if no train is in sight. Lead them far from the bus at an angle that takes them away from the tracks and toward the direction the train would come from, so debris from a collision is less likely to hit them.

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Topic: Railroad crossings   License: CDL

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• School Buses at Railroad Crossings

Where it applies: Asked in every state.

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