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Keep Talking Ice Breaker Get to know the other players… Give your name and talk about your passion, hobbies or anything else you would like the group to know about you. Use all of the clock. Start Game

Rules The game objective is to reach the Empire State Building by answering 12 questions correctly. You or your group play for higher and higher prize dollars as you answer questions correctly. If you answer a question incorrectly, your taxi does not advance and you or your team receive an X. Three incorrect answers (X’s) and the game is over. Continue

3 Strikes X X X Three Strikes – You have to get out of the taxi. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 3 Strikes X X X Finale Three Strikes – You have to get out of the taxi. Congratulations – you win. Here is the Empire State Building. X $700 $600 Wrong $500 Correct $400 $25 $300 $50 $75 $100 $150 $200 $250

Green tab below is for correct answer Start Timer 09 08 10 12 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 13 16 25 24 27 28 30 29 23 26 18 22 19 17 20 21 Green tab below is for correct answer It takes a 100-car freight train going 55 mph a mile or more to stop. This is equal to how many football fields? A. 2 B. 12 C. 18 D. 25 Info Home

Approximate Stopping Distances at 55 MPH 200 Ft 230 Ft 300 Ft 600 Ft >5280 Ft Back Home

Green tab below is for correct answer Start Timer 09 08 10 12 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 13 16 25 24 27 28 30 29 23 26 18 22 19 17 20 21 At crossings where there is a stop sign or a signal on the other side of the tracks, how does the driver determine if there is enough room (containment or storage area) for the bus? Green tab below is for correct answer A. Know the length of your bus. If you have any doubt, don’t take a chance. If it won’t fit, don’t commit. B. There’s always room following a crossing – the roads are designed that way. C. Get out of the bus and measure. D. Make a careful guess. Info Home

So, know the length of you bus and add an extra 15 feet for safety! Each driver needs to know the length of their bus and the size of the storage or containment area on the other side of the crossing. So, know the length of you bus and add an extra 15 feet for safety! Remember, the train will be 3 feet wider than the rails on both sides. Back Home

Green tab below is for correct answer Start Timer 09 08 10 13 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 12 16 25 24 27 28 30 29 23 26 18 22 19 17 20 21 Green tab below is for correct answer What causes drivers to misjudge whether it is safe to cross the tracks? A. The train’s warning horns cannot be heard. B. Trains change speed unexpectedly. C. They think the train can stop for them if needed. D. An optical illusion fools the eye in judging the distance and speed of the train. Info Home

Speed Perception Trains appear to be traveling much slower than their actual speed because of their size and mass; much like a jet looks like they are almost hanging in mid air even though their final approach speed is over 150 mph. Back Home

Green tab below is for correct answer Start Timer 09 08 10 13 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 12 16 25 24 27 28 30 29 23 26 18 22 19 17 20 21 Green tab below is for correct answer This sign tells you to: A. Stop at this sign. B. Slow down and prepare to stop at a railroad crossing. C. Look and listen for trains. If you see one, decide if you need to stop or not. D. No trains cross here. Info Home

Advance Warning Sign The round yellow sign, called an Advance Warning Sign, warns drivers that the road intersects with railroad tracks ahead. This sign tells us to slow down and be prepared to stop if a train is approaching. Back Home

Green tab below is for correct answer Start Timer 09 08 10 13 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 12 26 16 24 27 28 30 29 23 25 18 22 19 17 20 21 Green tab below is for correct answer A school bus approaching a railroad crossing always has the right of way. A. False B. True C. It depends on the situation. Info Home

False – Trains always have the right-of-way at railroad crossing False – Trains always have the right-of-way at railroad crossing. The laws of physics make it impossible for a train to stop quickly enough to prevent a collision Back Home

Green tab below is for correct answer Start Timer 09 08 10 13 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 12 16 25 24 27 28 30 29 23 26 18 22 19 17 20 21 Green tab below is for correct answer If the bus stalls on a track, never try to restart the bus before evacuating the students. A. Contact your dispatch office so they can notify the railroad, then evacuate the students. B. Try starting the bus three times, then evacuate the students. C. If the bus stalls, evacuate the students immediately. Look for an emergency notification sign posted near the crossing to call and report your problem, or call 911. D. Call the local police and then evacuate the students. Info Home

Evacuate Bus First! Then look for this sign, an Emergency Notification Sign (ENS), posted at or near a highway-rail grade crossing, lists a telephone number along with the crossing's US DOT number and is used to notify the railroad of an emergency or warning device malfunction. (Image credit: MUTCD) Back Home

Green tab below is for correct answer Start Timer 09 08 10 13 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 12 16 25 24 27 28 30 29 23 26 18 22 19 17 20 21 Green tab below is for correct answer This sign tells you to: A. Expect to see a train at this crossing. B. Yield to the train, no matter what vehicle you are driving. C. There are multiple tracks at this crossing. D. All of the above. Info Home

Expect to see a train at this crossing. This sign means: Expect to see a train at this crossing. Yield to the train, no matter what vehicle you are driving. There are multiple tracks at this crossing, 3 to be exact. Back Home

Green tab below is for correct answer Start Timer 09 08 10 12 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 13 26 16 24 27 28 30 29 23 25 18 22 19 17 21 20 Green tab below is for correct answer A stop sign at a railroad crossing means the same as a stop sign at any other intersection. A. False B. True Info Home

STOP! TRUE - A stop sign at a railroad crossing means the same as a stop sign at any other intersection. Back Home

A crossbuck is the most common warning sign at a railroad crossing. Start Timer 09 08 10 12 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 13 26 16 24 27 28 30 29 23 25 18 22 19 17 21 20 Green tab below is for correct answer A crossbuck is the most common warning sign at a railroad crossing. False True Info Home

Crossbuck A railroad crossing is marked with a crossbuck sign, which should be considered the same as a YIELD sign. All motor vehicles should YIELD to trains. = Back Home

Green tab below is for correct answer Start Timer 09 08 10 12 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 13 26 16 24 27 28 30 29 23 25 18 22 19 17 21 20 Green tab below is for correct answer Lowered gates and flashing red lights mean a train is approaching. Do not cross! True False Info Home

Lowered Gate and Flashing Red Lights Flashing Red Lights – with or without bells – warn of an approaching train. When the red lights are flashing, a train is approaching. Stop and wait for the train to pass, then proceed when it is clearly safe to do so. Flashing Red Lights – with bells and gates – warn that a train is approaching. It is illegal to go around lowered gates. Back Home

If signals are malfunctioning at the crossing, you should: Start Timer 09 08 10 13 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 12 16 25 24 27 28 30 29 23 26 18 22 19 17 20 21 Green tab below is for correct answer If signals are malfunctioning at the crossing, you should: A. Contact your dispatch office. Notify the railroad about the problem. B. Do not cross. Wait for a properly identified railroad flagman or law enforcement office to flag you across. C. Find another route if help does not arrive. D. All of the above. Info Home

Malfunctioning Signals Only a police officer or properly-identified railroad flagman can direct you across a railroad crossing with malfunctioning signals. If there is no official flagman/police officer and you believe the signals are malfunctioning, do NOT proceed. Back Home

Green tab below is for correct answer Start Timer 09 08 10 12 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 13 26 16 24 27 28 30 29 23 25 18 22 19 17 21 20 Green tab below is for correct answer If you have already started across the track and the gates begin to come down, continue to cross, do not hesitate. True False Info Home

If you have already started across the track and the gates begin to come down, DO NOT STOP. Even if it means the bus will break the gate. Back Home

Green tab below is for correct answer Start Timer 09 08 10 12 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 13 26 16 24 27 28 30 29 23 25 18 22 19 17 21 20 Green tab below is for correct answer If the gates remain down after a train passes through a railroad crossing with more than one set of tracks, it is a malfunction. True False Info Home

When there is more than one set of tracks, another train could be approaching from either direction, hidden by the first train. At a multiple track crossing waiting for a train to pass, watch out for a second train on the other tracks, approaching from either direction. Back Home

A number posted below a crossbuck sign indicates what? Start Timer 09 08 10 13 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 12 16 25 24 27 28 30 29 23 26 18 22 19 17 20 21 Green tab below is for correct answer A number posted below a crossbuck sign indicates what? A. The speed you should cross the tracks. B. The number of trains that cross those tracks each day. C. A railroad identification number. D. How many train tracks cross at that crossing. Info Home

Multiple Track Sign The number on a multiple track sign indicates the number of tracks present at that crossing. After one train has passed, look and listen for another train coming from either direction. Back Home

Green tab below is for correct answer Start Timer 09 08 10 13 14 07 11 05 01 00 02 03 15 04 06 12 26 16 24 27 28 30 29 23 25 18 22 19 17 20 21 Green tab below is for correct answer A train can avoid a collision if the locomotive engineer applies the brakes as soon as he sees a vehicle stalled on the tracks. False True It depends on the weather. Info Home

By the time a locomotive engineer can see a school bus on the tracks, it is too late to be able to avoid a collision. Trains cannot stop quickly, even after applying emergency brakes. Back Home

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