Topic 8 · Emergencies and Unforeseen Situations
Your vehicle stalls on a train track, a train is coming and the warning lights are flashing. You should:
- Get out immediately and run away from the tracks diagonally, toward the direction the train is coming from — correct answer
- Get out and run alongside the tracks away from the train
- Stay in the vehicle and keep trying to start it
Why
Running diagonally toward the oncoming train keeps you clear of the debris the collision throws forward. Once away, call 911. (Section 8, Disabled Vehicles on Railroad Tracks.)
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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