which side of the tracks you on

which side of the tracks do you ride on? do you step over the tracks or do you ride out that fast metallic feeling of embedded metal in the ground, with a frequence you can hear as the death kneel of progress approaches. is it even possible just to stay on the correct track without sometimes realising that the path has been switched automatically or manual if you are lucky to catch the lever. one time i had a bike with skinny tyres that got TRAPPE in one of these and i fell off my bike at high speed, it was kinda crazy.