§ 9.24.030. Railroad grade crossings—Certain vehicles required to stop.

A.

The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, except a taxicab, or of any school bus carrying any schoolchild, or of any vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids as a cargo or part of a cargo, before crossing at grade any track of a railroad, shall stop such vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along such track for any approaching train, and for signals indicating the approach of a train, except as provided in this section, and shall not proceed until safe to do so. After stopping as required in this subsection and upon proceeding when it is safe to do so, the driver of any such vehicle shall cross only in such gear of the vehicle that there will be no necessity for changing gears while traversing such crossing, and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing the track.

B.

A school bus driver approaching a railroad grade crossing shall activate the school bus's amber lights for a distance not less than 300 feet before stopping at a railroad grade crossing. After stopping, the amber lights shall be deactivated,

C.

No stop is required at any crossing where a police officer or a traffic control signal directs traffic to proceed.

(CAC 9.24.030; AO No. 77-11; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 50, 11-22-11, eff. 12-22-11)