Texas Transportation Code

§ 647.010 — REQUIRED STOP AT RAILROAD CROSSING

TN § 647.010Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES · Ch. 647. MOTOR TRANSPORTATION OF MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL WORKERS

(a)An operator transporting migrant agricultural workers who approaches a railroad grade crossing:

(1)shall stop the motor vehicle not less than 15 feet or more than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the crossing; and

(2)may proceed only after the operator determines that the course is clear.

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

(1)a streetcar crossing that is in a municipal business or residential district;

(2)a railroad grade crossing at which a police officer or traffic-control signal other than a railroad flashing signal directs traffic to proceed; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.34(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.