Texas Transportation Code

§ 545.2535 — SCHOOL BUSES TO STOP AT ALL RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS

TN § 545.2535Title 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 school bus, before crossing a track at a railroad grade crossing:

(1)shall stop the vehicle not closer than 15 feet or farther than 50 feet from the track;

(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), the operator may proceed in a gear that permits the vehicle to complete the crossing without a change of gears. The operator may not shift gears while crossing the track.

(c)An operator is not required to stop at:

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 128 (H.B. 1759), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.