RAILROAD CROSSINGS
- Open driver's window.
- Noise suppression.
- Request silence: "Please quiet for railroad crossing."
- Check mirrors; get the big picture; tap brakes.
- Start slowing down
- Activate 4-way hazards at 500ft from tracks.
- Activate amber flashers at 300ft from tracks.
- Stop 15-50ft from nearest track.
- Neutral, for on brake, hand on wheel
- Master Switch off
- Open Door
- Look & Listen (2X)
- Close door
- Bus in Gear
- Check the containment area
- Look & Listen
- Proceed across the tracks without stopping or shifting
- Close window once clear of the tracks
- Deactivate 4-way hazards once up to speed.