NSW LearnerNSW DKT practice
Get the app
Get NSW Learner free

Practise for the NSW driver knowledge test

Road scene · Trams and light rail

Waiting on green while light rail crosses

A green light does not let you in while light rail is still crossing; hold until it has completely cleared.

Asked in road safetyShown in one practice question

What it means

Waiting on green while light rail crosses: what is the rule?

Tracks run straight across the middle of a crossroad, and a long white light rail vehicle with a red stripe is passing over them. The yellow car waits at its stop line beside a traffic light showing green. A faint dashed arrow leading into the intersection carries a red cross. Until the last carriage has gone, there is no room to go, whatever colour your light is showing.

What to do

  1. 1

    Stay behind the stop line while any part of the vehicle is in the intersection.

  2. 2

    Watch the rear carriage go past before you move.

  3. 3

    Never edge in close behind it.

A practice question with this scene

Your light is green, but a light rail vehicle is still crossing the intersection. What should you do?

Right.Not quite. The answer is C.

Never enter an intersection while light rail is crossing it; wait until it has completely cleared.

Source: Safe driving practice

Common questions

Can you go on green if light rail is crossing?
No. Wait until it has fully cleared the intersection before you enter.
Can you follow closely behind a tram as it clears the intersection?
No. Hold your position until it is completely clear, then go.

More in trams and light rail

NSW Learner mock exam screen: 45 questions, no time limit, two sections with their pass marks
A practice question in NSW Learner answered correctly, with the explanation card
LP

Your L plate turns green when you would pass

NSW Learner is also an iPhone app, built on the same lessons and questions as this site. Short lessons for every topic, drills that bring back what you got wrong, and a mock exam in the test's layout, in your pocket and working without a signal.

  • Free in the app: one full mock exam, and the speed limits and traffic signs and signals topics with their lessons, drills and 179 questions
  • Private the app needs no account, works offline and keeps your progress on your phone
  • Pro comes two ways, each bought separately. NSW Learner Pro on this website is A$14.99 one-time and works in any browser you sign in on. The app has its own Pro, bought inside the app through Apple. One does not unlock the other.
Get NSW Learner on the App StorePro on the web

Independent study app. Not affiliated with Transport for NSW or Service NSW.