Level crossings
You learn that a train always goes first, and you wait at the level crossing.
How to look in traffic
- Look for flashing red lights and barriers coming down.
- Stop at the line.
- Wait until the lights stop and the barriers go up.
A, B and C wait at a level crossing. The barriers are down. A train is coming.
- Look at the barriers and the lights: they say a train is coming.
- The train goes first.
- A and the cyclist both wait for it.
More examples
An ambulance with blue lights comes to the crossing. The barriers are down.
- A train cannot stop for a blue light.
- The train goes first.
- After that the barriers go up, and then the ambulance may go.
The lights are flashing and the barriers are down. A second train may follow.
- Wait until the lights stop and the barriers are fully up.
- Look both ways, then go.