Behavior at railway and tram crossings
98 questions in this category
Poland has numerous railway level crossings (przejazdy kolejowe) and urban tram crossings that require specific driver behavior. Railway crossings are marked with St. Andrew's crosses and may be equipped with barriers, half-barriers, light signals, or no protection at all. Tram crossings within cities present unique challenges as trams always have priority and cannot stop quickly.
Why This Category Matters on the Exam
Railway and tram crossing rules generate 2-4 exam questions and represent life-or-death scenarios. Collisions at railway crossings are almost always fatal, so the exam heavily tests this knowledge. Questions often show crossing signals and ask whether you may proceed. Given Poland's extensive railway network and urban tram systems, this is essential practical knowledge.
Common Mistakes and Tips
The critical rule is that you must stop when: barriers are lowered or being lowered, red lights are flashing, an audible signal is sounding, or a train is visible approaching. You must stop within 10 meters of the nearest rail. Many candidates do not know that at unprotected crossings (no barriers or lights), you must slow down to a speed allowing you to stop before the tracks. Overtaking is prohibited on crossings and within 100 meters before them. Stopping or parking on tram tracks is always prohibited. A frequently tested scenario involves a crossing where barriers have just risen: you may proceed, but with caution. In Poland, some crossings have a mandatory STOP sign requiring you to stop and verify the track is clear regardless of whether signals are active.
Are you obliged to exercise particular caution in the presented situation?
A: Yes
Are you exempt from the duty to exercise particular caution in the presented situation?
B: No
Are you obliged in this situation to make sure that there is no train coming from either side?
A: Yes
When approaching this level crossing, do you have to make sure that there will be no train coming when you are driving through it?
A: Yes
When the barriers are lifted, are you obliged to make sure that there is no train approaching?
A: Yes
Are you allowed in this situation to stop your vehicle before the level crossing?
A: Yes
Can you drive through the level crossing without stopping after the vehicle in front of you has started off?
B: No
Are you allowed to drive into a level crossing if the half-barriers have been fully lifted and the red signal has not yet been switched off?
B: No
Are you allowed in this situation to enter the level crossing, if the red light has already gone out, but halfbarriers are yet the be fully raised?
B: No
Are you allowed to enter this level crossing directly after the passage of a train, regardless of the signal displayed?
B: No
Are you allowed to drive onto this level crossing right after the barriers have been lifted without making sure that there is no train approaching?
B: No
Are you allowed to drive onto the level crossing when the barriers are not fully lifted?
B: No
In the presented situation the engine will not start and you have no possibility of removing the vehicle from the track-way. Are you obliged to warn the driver of the rail vehicle of danger?
A: Yes
In the presented situation the engine will not start. Are you obliged to try to remove the vehicle from the track-way?
A: Yes
Do you have to be prepared to stop your vehicle when approaching the tram crossing?
A: Yes
Are you obliged in this situation to make sure that there is no tram approaching?
A: Yes
Are you obliged in this situation to make sure that there is no tram approaching?
A: Yes
Can you pass the stationary vehicle in this situation?
B: No
Should you stop behind the stationary vehicle in this situation?
A: Yes
If you want to continue driving left beyond the level crossing, should you stop before the half-barrier?
A: Yes
Are you obliged to always stop the vehicle before the level crossing?
B: No
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Are you obliged to stop in the designated place even when you have made sure that there is no rail vehicle approaching?
B: No
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Before driving into the track-way directly before the vehicle in front, are you obliged to make sure that there is no rail vehicle approaching?
A: Yes
When approaching the tram track, are you obliged to make sure that there is no rail vehicle approaching?
A: Yes
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In the presented situation, before driving onto the rails, are you obliged to make sure that no rail vehicle is approaching?
A: Yes
In this situation, can you enter the crossing if you exercise special caution?
B: No
In this situation, can you drive through the railway crossing without stopping?
A: Yes
In this situation, can you enter the railway crossing?
B: No
Is it forbidden to park the car immediately after the countdown post you see here?
A: Yes
In this situation, can you park the car on the right side, on the sidewalk immediately in front of the railway crossing?
B: No
In this situation, can you bypass the barrier and enter the railway crossing after making sure that the train is not coming?
B: No
In this situation, can you enter the railway crossing?
B: No
In this situation, are you obliged to stop in front of the railway crossing?
A: Yes
In this situation, can you overtake the cyclist?
B: No
Are you obliged to stop in front of this level crossing even when you are sure that no train is approaching?
A: Yes
In the presented situation, do you have the right to enter the level crossing without stopping after making sure that no rail vehicle is coming?
B: No
In the presented situation, do you have the right to enter the level crossing?
B: No
In the presented situation, are you approaching a level crossing without a barrier?
B: No
Are you permitted to enter the level crossing while the barrier is being lifted by the railway worker?
B: No
When passing through a level crossing, do you have priority over an oncoming rail vehicle?
B: No
In this situation, are you permitted to enter the level crossing while exercising special caution?
B: No
In the situation shown, are you in front of a single-rail level crossing?
B: No
Upon passage of the rail vehicle, half of the barrier is lifted. Are you allowed in this situation to start driving on to the rail tracks?
B: No
In the presented situation, are you approaching a level crossing with barriers?
A: Yes
Is it permitted on a one-way road to overtake a rail vehicle from the left?
A: Yes
In the event of immobilisation of a vehicle on a level crossing, are you obliged to warn the rail vehicle driver if it impossible to remove the vehicle from the level crossing?
A: Yes
Are you obliged in this situation to stop before the traffic light?
A: Yes
Are you permitted, in this situation to enter the level crossing only after making sure that no rail vehicle is approaching?
A: Yes
In the situation presented. are you obliged to exercise special caution, stop the vehicle and make sure that no rail vehicle is approaching?
A: Yes
When approaching a level crossing, are you obliged to apply the principle of special caution?
A: Yes
Does the visible sign warn you of approaching a crossing that runs through tram tracks?
A: Yes
When approaching a level crossing in this situation, are you obliged to stop the vehicle before the STOP sign?
B: No
Are you allowed to enter a level crossing if the barriers have not been completely lifted?
B: No
In this situation, are you obliged to allow passengers to exit the tram that stopped at the tram stop?
A: Yes
Should you exercise extreme caution in this situation?
A: Yes
Is it prohibited to stop a vehicle directly behind a visible indicator post?
A: Yes
In this situation, are you obliged to stop your vehicle before the level crossing?
B: No
Can you expect to see a level crossing without traffic lights beyond this sign?
A: Yes
If a vehicle becomes immobilised at a level crossing, should you remove it from the crossing immediately?
A: Yes
Are you obliged in this situation, when parking the motorcycle on the roadway, to switch on the position lights or parking lights?
A: Yes
When parking a bus on the roadway in this situation, are you obliged to switch on the position lights or parking lights?
A: Yes
When parking a lorry on the road in this situation, are you obliged to switch on the position lights or parking lights?
A: Yes
In what situation can you use the emergency lights if the tram is equipped with one?
C: To signal the presence of a tram immobilised due to a breakdown.
What lights may be placed on the side car of a motorcycle?
A: Front and rear position lights.
Which of the following lights of a tractor may adversely affect visibility, if they are turned on while driving in fog?
A: High-beam lights.
What is the main role of the low-beam lights in a tractor?
A: Lighting of the road ahead of the tractor in a manner which does not cause the blinding of the drivers coming from the opposite direction.
Which of the following control lights indicates that the position lights are on?
B: B.
Which of the following control lights indicates that the high-beam lights are on?
C: C.
Which of the following control lights indicates that the emergency lights are on?
A: A.
When can you use high-beam lights while driving a truck from dusk till dawn?
B: On unlit roads, as long as this does not blind other drivers.
While driving a truck, when are you obliged to switch from high-beam to low-beam lights?
A: When another vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction.
What minimum section of the road ahead of the truck should be lit by properly-adjusted high-beam lights?
B: 100 m.
What minimum section of the road ahead of the truck should be lit by properly-adjusted low-beam lights?
B: 40 m.
What should be the intensity of the STOP brake lights in a truck?
A: Significantly higher than the rear position lights.
How should the asymmetric low-beam lights in a truck illuminate the road?
A: For a distance higher on the right than on the left.
When can you use high-beam lights when driving from dusk till dawn?
B: On unlit roads, as long as this does not blind other drivers.
While driving a bus, when do you have to turn off the rear anti-fog lights?
C: When visibility increases to 60 m.
While driving a bus, when do you have to switch from high-beam to low-beam lights?
A: When another vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction.
When must you switch from high-beam to low-beam lights?
B: Always when there is a possibility of blinding the driver of the vehicle in front of you.
When driving a tram, are you allowed to use the high beam lights on an unlit road if you do not blind other drivers?
A: Yes
When driving a tram during a stop resulting from the traffic conditions, under reduced air transparency, can you use the front fog lights?
A: Yes
During a tram stop resulting from road traffic conditions, are you allowed to turn on the emergency lights?
B: No
When driving a tram from dusk to down on an unlit road in a built-up area, are you allowed to use the high beam lights?
A: Yes
When driving a tram with the high beam lights turned on, are you obliged to switch to the low beam lights in the eventuality of blinding pedestrians walking in a column?
A: Yes
While driving an agricultural tractor in a thick fog you should not use:
B: high beam lights.
In which of the following cases are you allowed to use the rear fog lights while driving a bus?
B: In the fog which limits visibility to a distance shorter than 50 meters.
In which of the following situations are you required to switch from high beam to low beam lights while driving a bus?
B: When you see low beam or high beam lights of the vehicle coming from the opposite direction?
Can you use daytime running lights in these road conditions, when driving a motorbike or light quadricycle?
B: No
When driving a moped during the day, from dawn to dusk, with good air clarity, can you use daytime running lights instead of dipped beam lights?
A: Yes
Can a moped driver use daytime running lights in deteriorating weather conditions?
B: No
Can you use high beam lights on this stretch of road when driving a light quadricycle?
B: No
Can you use position lights on this section of the road when driving a motorbike not equipped with daytime running lights?
B: No
In these road conditions, can a moped driver use the high beam lights?
B: No
While driving a truck, when do you have to turn off the rear anti-fog lights?
C: When visibility increases to 60 m.
While driving a truck, when must you switch from high-beam to low-beam lights?
B: Always when there is a possibility of blinding the driver of the vehicle in front of you.
Are you obliged to switch off your rear fog lights if visibility is more than 50 m?
A: Yes
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