New Mexico Permit Test: Road Signs Practice Questions

Correct answer: A yield sign

The crossbuck means the same as a yield sign: you must yield to trains.

Source: Rules of the Road – Traffic Control Devices – Traffic Signs – Railroad Crossing Warning Signs

Correct answer: School buses, for-hire passenger vehicles, and hazmat trucks

School buses, taxis and other for-hire passenger vehicles, and trucks hauling explosives, gasoline or other dangerous materials must stop at least 15 feet from the crossing.

Source: Rules of the Road – Traffic Control Devices – Traffic Signs – Railroad Crossing Warning Signs

Correct answer: Stay stopped; don't go around or cross until the bell stops

Never drive around a lowered gate, and do not cross until the bell or horn has stopped.

Source: Rules of the Road – Traffic Control Devices – Traffic Signs – Railroad Crossing Warning Signs

Correct answer: You must stop; a train is approaching

When the side-by-side crossing lights flash, a train is coming and you must stop.

Source: Rules of the Road – Traffic Control Devices – Traffic Signs – Railroad Crossing Warning Signs

Correct answer: You could stall on the tracks

Avoid shifting gears on the tracks in case the vehicle stalls there.

Source: Rules of the Road – Traffic Control Devices – Traffic Signs – Railroad Crossing Warning Signs

Correct answer: Open the bus doors

A school bus must stop at least 15 feet from the crossing and the driver must open the doors before crossing.

Source: Rules of the Road – Traffic Control Devices – Traffic Signs – Railroad Crossing Warning Signs

Correct answer: Less than 25 mph

The slow-moving vehicle emblem marks vehicles going under 25 mph, such as farm equipment, construction equipment and horse-drawn wagons.

Source: Rules of the Road – Traffic Control Devices – Traffic Signs – Slow Moving Vehicle

Correct answer: Use another road

Minimum limits keep slow vehicles from becoming a hazard; if the minimum is too fast for you, choose another road.

Source: Rules of the Road – Traffic Control Devices – Traffic Signs – Speed Limit Signs

Correct answer: Obey the flagger

Traffic in work areas may be controlled by a flagger, and you must obey that person's directions.

Source: Rules of the Road – Traffic Control Devices – Traffic Signs – Work Area Signs