Texas Transportation Code

§ 545.253 — BUSES TO STOP AT ALL RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS

TN § 545.253Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES · Art. F. SPECIAL STOPS AND SPEED RESTRICTIONS

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (c), the operator of a motor bus carrying passengers for hire, before crossing a railroad grade crossing:

(1)shall stop the vehicle not closer than 15 feet or farther than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad;

(2)while stopped, shall listen and look in both directions along the track for an approaching train or other on-track equipment and signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment; and

(3)may not proceed until it is safe to do so.

(b)After stopping as required by Subsection (a), an operator described by Subsection (a) shall proceed without manually shifting gears while crossing the track.

(c)A vehicle is not required to stop at the crossing if a police officer or a traffic-control signal directs traffic to proceed.

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 128 (H.B. 1759), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.