§ 21-703. Passenger vehicles or vehicles carrying hazardous materials at railroad crossings
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2017
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-703
§ 21-703. Passenger vehicles or vehicles carrying hazardous materials at railroad crossings
(a) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, this section applies to:
(b) If the driver of any vehicle described in subsection (a) of this section approaches a railroad grade crossing, the driver shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail in the crossing.
(c) If the driver of any vehicle described in subsection (a) of this section approaches a railroad grade crossing, the driver, while stopped, shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching or passing railroad train and for any signals indicating the approach or passage of a railroad train.
(d) If the driver of any vehicle described in subsection (a) of this section approaches a railroad grade crossing, the driver may not proceed until he can do so safely.
(e) If the driver of any vehicle described in subsection (a) of this section approaches a railroad grade crossing, the driver may proceed only in that gear of the vehicle in which it will be unnecessary to shift gears manually while passing through the crossing.
(f) If the driver of any vehicle described in subsection (a) of this section approaches a railroad grade crossing, the driver may not shift gears manually while passing over any track of the railroad.
(g)(1) This section does not apply to the vehicles described in subsection (a)(1), (4), and (5) of this section, at any railroad grade crossing in a business district or residential district.
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 472, § 1; Acts 1992, c. 482; Acts 1994, c. 525, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 2003, c. 196, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2017, c. 136, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 11-703.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-703, MD TRANS § 21-703
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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