What must you do if you are caught between adjacent lines on which trains are approaching and you are unable to reach a position of safety?
If you are caught between adjacent lines and you are unable to reach a position of safety when trains are approaching in both directions, what must you do? Lay down in the 6 foot with arms by your side and all loose clothing tucked in.
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Never walk, bike, skateboard or run on or along the tracks; it's illegal and dangerous. Cross only at designated rail crossings. Hold hands: Hold hands with smaller children while at stations and crossings. Just wait: Don't ever try to “beat” a train.
And, remember, trains are wider than the track. Before you pull onto the track, make sure there is enough room on the other side for the back of your vehicle (and any overhanging cargo) to be at least 6 feet beyond the furthest rail. Look again. Before you move, look again in both directions.
If an approaching train is near enough or going fast enough to be a danger, you must: Not cross the tracks until the train has completely passed. What does it mean when a school bus is stopped on a roadway and its red lights are flashing?
Walking on or beside railroad tracks is illegal. The only safe place to cross tracks is at designated public crossings with a crossbuck, flashing red lights or a gate. Crossing anywhere else is illegal.
At railroad crossings that do not have limit lines, you must stop at the entrance to the crossing. Many grade crossings have flashing red light signals combined with crossbuck signs. Some also have bells which ring to warn of approaching trains. You must treat these devices the same way you would a red traffic light.
Motor vehicles transporting passengers and certain types of hazardous materials, as cited in 49 CFR 392.10(a), are forbidden from crossing railroad tracks without first stopping within 50 feet but no closer than 15 feet, listening, and looking both ways for an approaching train.
The middle of the train is by far the safest for persons. The National Transportation Safety Board does not release comprehensive data on where victims were sitting during fatal train accidents, though some details are available in individual investigative reports.
The safest spot in a train, during an accident, is the center of the train, said Mann, who was the principal author of the Federal Railway Safety Act in 1970. Because if there is a front-end collision or a rear-end collision, the damages will be greater at those locations.