Streetcar crossings do not require a full stop, but you must reduce speed and check carefully for other vehicles before going across. A red signal or a flagger's stop signal always means you must stop completely.
A full stop at least 50 feet short of the draw is required only where a drawbridge has neither a signal light nor an attendant controlling traffic, and you cross only after seeing that the draw is fully closed. Where a green signal or an attendant controls traffic, slowing down and checking is enough.
Keep to your lane and choose the gear you need before you start across, because shifting on the rails can stall the engine where a train could hit you. Never let your vehicle come to a stop on the tracks.
The bus should halt somewhere between 15 and 50 feet from the nearest rail. From there the driver looks and listens both ways, and may open the front door to help detect a train.
A bus must come to a full stop at ordinary railroad crossings and at drawbridges with no signal light or attendant. A crossing posted as "EXEMPT" is the exception: you may go on without stopping, but you still reduce speed and watch for traffic.
A green light at a drawbridge means you do not have to stop, but you should still slow down and confirm it is safe to cross. A full stop at least 50 feet before the draw is required only when there is no signal light or attendant controlling traffic.
A bus has to stop at least 15 feet, but not more than 50 feet, from the closest rail. Stopping there keeps it well out of the way of a passing train, while the driver can still look and listen in both directions along the tracks.
Nothing at a passive crossing, such as a flashing signal or a gate, warns you that a train is coming, so you must recognize the crossing, look for trains and decide on your own whether it is safe to cross. Crossbucks, pavement markings and a round yellow advance warning sign help you spot it.
Nothing at a passive crossing, such as flashing lights, bells, or gates, warns you that a train is coming, so you must recognize the crossing, search for trains, and decide on your own whether it is safe to cross. Crossbucks, round yellow advance warning signs, and pavement markings help you identify it.
With no signal or attendant controlling a drawbridge, the bus must stop no closer than 50 feet to the draw, and you continue only after confirming that the draw is fully closed.
Come to a halt between 15 and 50 feet from the closest rail, look carefully in both directions, and switch off the radio and any other noise so you can hear a train coming. Proceed only once you are certain the tracks are clear.
Under federal regulations, buses carrying passengers and placarded hazardous materials vehicles, among others, must halt between 15 and 50 feet from the nearest rail. Other drivers do not have to stop at every crossing, even one without signals, unless a train is coming or a signal or sign requires it.
A bus stopping for railroad tracks must be at least 15 feet, and no more than 50 feet, from the closest rail, which keeps it clear of a passing train while the driver looks and listens for one.
With no signal light or bridge attendant controlling traffic, you must halt at least 50 feet short of the draw and make sure it is fully closed before you cross.
Changing gears on the tracks could stall the bus in a train's path, so a driver with a manual transmission should stay in one gear until the bus is across. A bus normally has to stop 15 to 50 feet from the nearest rail even when no warning lights are flashing, since a train can still be approaching.
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