![]() ![]() Vehicles may pass either side to reach same destination Turn left ahead (right if symbol reversed) No stopping (Clearway) Signs with blue circles but no red border mostly give positive instruction. No stopping during times shown except for as long as necessary to set down or pick up passengers No stopping during period indicated except for buses No vehicles over maximum gross weight shown (in tonnes) No goods vehicles over maximum gross weight shown (in tonnes) except for loading and unloading Give priority to vehicles from opposite direction No vehicle or combination of vehicles over length shown Manually operated temporary STOP and GO signs Plates below signs qualify their message. Follow your local procedures about stopping.Signs with red circles are mostly prohibitive. In some states, this sign may be posted at a crossing that has been abandoned or its use discontinued. Follow your local procedures about stopping. A sign (below the advance warning sign) with yellow background and black letters that says EXEMPT.Īn EXEMPT sign means that the crossing has been abandoned or its use discontinued.A sign (below the crossbuck) with white background and black letters that says EXEMPT.When you stop, be sure that the front (or the rear) of the bus is at least 15 feet from the tracks. This sign may be posted on the right side of the road or the far side of the tracks. Watch for additional trains coming from either direction. When there is more than one set of tracks at a crossing, there is a sign beneath the crossbuck with a number indicating how many tracks are present. ![]() If the gates begin to come down as you begin to cross, keep going even if it means you will break the gate.Ī STOP sign means the same as it does at a highway intersection. When the gates are down, it means a train is present and the road is closed. You can cross the tracks if that person says that it is okay. If there is a flagman or police officer directing traffic, obey that person. There may be an 800 number posted at the crossing to call for help. Even if the red lights continue to flash and no train appears, do not cross. When the red lights are flashing, a train is present. 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. These signs warn drivers who are making a turn that there is a highway-rail intersection immediately after the turn. These signs are diamond-shaped with black illustrations showing railroad tracks parallel to the highway. The front of the school bus must remain behind this line while stopped at the crossing. 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 highway-rail intersection. HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSING WARNING SIGNS In-Service Safety Series - Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety ![]()
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