Single-axle tractor pulling a long trailer with its landing gear set to accommodate a tandem-axle tractor.Low slung units (lowboy, car carrier, moving van, possum-belly livestock trailer).2.15.6 – Special Situationsīe Aware! These trailers can get stuck on raised crossings: It takes a typical tractor-trailer unit at least 14 seconds to clear a single track and more than 15 seconds to clear a double track.ĭo not shift gears while crossing railroad tracks. Be sure you can get all the way across the tracks before you start across. Never permit traffic conditions to trap you in a position where you have to stop on the tracks. Railroad crossings with steep approaches can cause your unit to hang up on the tracks. Turn on your four-way emergency flashers.Check for traffic behind you while stopping gradually.Such a stop is otherwise required by law.The nature of the cargo makes a stop mandatory under state or federal regulations.
NO PASSING ZONE SIGN ADVANCE WARNING FULL
2.15.4 – Stopping Safely at Railroad- highway CrossingsĪ full stop is required at grade crossings whenever: Yard areas and grade crossings in cities and towns are just as dangerous as rural grade crossings. Yard Areas and Grade Crossings in Cities and Towns. After one train has cleared a crossing, be sure no other trains are near before starting across the tracks. Remember that a train on one track may hide a train on the other track. Be especially alert at crossings that do not have gates or flashing red light signals.ĭouble Tracks Require a Double Check. You should not rely solely upon the presence of warning signals, gates, or flagmen to warn of the approach of trains. Because of noise inside your vehicle, you cannot expect to hear the train horn until the train is dangerously close to the crossing.ĭon’t Rely on Signals. Speed must be reduced in accordance with your ability to see approaching trains in any direction, and speed must be held to a point which will permit you to stop short of the tracks in case a stop is necessary.ĭon’t Expect to Hear a Train. It is extremely difficult to judge the speed of an approaching train. Never attempt to race a train to a crossing. Remain stopped until the gates go up and the lights have stopped flashing. Stop when the lights begin to flash and before the gate lowers across the road lane.
Many railroad-highway crossings have gates with flashing red lights and bells. If there is more than one track, make sure all tracks are clear before crossing. You are required to yield the right-of-way to the train. When the lights begin to flash, stop! A train is approaching. At many highway-rail grade crossings, the crossbuck sign has flashing red lights and bells. See Figure 2.17.įlashing Red Light Signals. When the road crosses over more than one set of tracks, a sign below the crossbuck indicates the number of tracks. If there is no white line painted on the pavement, you must stop the bus before the crossbuck sign. It requires you to yield the right-of-way to the train. The front of the school bus must remain behind this line while stopped at the crossing.Ĭrossbuck Signs. There may be a white stop line painted on the pavement before the railroad tracks. There is also a no passing zone sign on two-lane roads. They consist of an “X” with the letters “”RR” and a no-passing marking on two-lane roads. Pavement markings mean the same as the advance warning sign. The advance warning sign tells you to slow down, look and listen for the train, and be prepared to stop at the tracks if a train is coming. The round, black-on-yellow warning sign is placed ahead of a public railroad-highway crossing.
2.15.2 – Warning Signs and DevicesĪdvance Warning Signs. These active devices include flashing red lights, with or without bells and flashing red lights with bells and gates. This type of crossing has a traffic control device installed at the crossing to regulate traffic at the crossing. Passive crossings have yellow circular advance warning signs, pavement markings and crossbucks to assist you in recognizing a crossing.Īctive Crossings. Passive crossings require you to recognize the crossing, search for any train using the tracks and decide if there is sufficient clear space to cross safely. The decision to stop or proceed rests entirely in your hands. This type of crossing does not have any type of traffic control device. Every such crossing must be approached with the expectation that a train is coming. Railroad-highway grade crossings are a special kind of intersection where the roadway crosses train tracks.
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