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improper crossing at railroad grade, Railroad crossings; stopping
(a) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad
grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this
section, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within fifty
feet but not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail
of such railroad, and shall not proceed until he can do so
safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when:
1. A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device
gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train;
2. A crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives
or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage
of a railroad train;
3. A railroad train approaching within approximately one
thousand five hundred feet of the highway crossing emits
a signal audible from such distance and such railroad train,
by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is
an immediate hazard;
4. An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and
is in hazardous proximity to such crossing.
(b) No person shall drive any vehicle through, around,
or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing
while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened
or closed.
L.1951, c. 23, p. 93, s. 68.
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