Motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, bus or vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids
184(1)The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, or of any bus, or of any vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids as a cargo or part of a cargo, before crossing at grade any tracks of a railroad, shall stop such vehicle within fifteen metres, but not less than five metres from the nearest rail of such railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along such tracks for any approaching train, and for signals indicating the approach of a train, and shall not proceed until he can do so safely.
184(1.1)Subject to subsection 182(1), subsection (1) does not apply to the driver of a motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, of a bus or of a vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids as a cargo or part of a cargo, before crossing the tracks of a railroad if the crossing is equipped with a railroad sign that
(a)
is installed before the crossing so as to be clearly visible to approaching drivers,
(b)
bears a symbol depicting a railroad crossing, and
(c)
is equipped with two yellow lights that flash alternately when they are activated upon the approach of a train.
184(2)After stopping as required by subsection (1), and upon proceeding when it is safe to do so, the driver of any such vehicle shall cross with the vehicle so geared that there will be no necessity for changing gears while traversing such crossing and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks.
184(3)No stop need be made at any such crossing where a police officer or a traffic control signal directs traffic to proceed.
1955, c.13, s.167; 1977, c.M-11.1, s.17; 1983, c.52, s.13; 2002, c.4, s.1