09-04-2016, 02:51 PM
(09-04-2016, 11:02 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: Worth noting, and I doubt many people know this, if a railway crossing has no arms, it is effectively a stop sign. If there is no train imminently coming, it is legal to proceed after stopping. Of course, given that people seem to be a poor judge of how fast a train might be moving, perhaps it is just as well that people believe they must wait.
Good point! I, too, had forgotten about this.
Quote:Vehicles required to stop at railway crossing signal
163. (1) When the driver of a vehicle is approaching a railway crossing at a time when a clearly visible electrical or mechanical signal device or a flagman is giving warning of the approach of a railway train, he or she shall stop the vehicle not less than 5 metres from the nearest rail of the railway and shall not proceed until he or she can do so safely. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 163.
Stop signs at railway crossings
(2) Every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at a railway crossing shall, unless otherwise directed by a flagman, stop the vehicle at the marked stop line or, if none, then not less than five metres from the nearest rail of the railway, and shall not proceed until he or she can do so safely. 2002, c. 18, Sched. P, s. 30.
Driving of vehicles under crossing gates prohibited
164. No person shall drive a vehicle through, around or under a crossing gate or barrier at a railway crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 164.