Nevada Revised Statutes Title 43. Public Safety; Vehicles; Watercraft § 484B.560. Certain vehicles required to stop at all railroad grade crossings; exceptions; certain commercial vehicles required to decrease speed and confirm tracks are clear at all railroad grade crossings; vehicles required to completely cross railroad grade crossings and obey traffic control devices and peace officers at railroad grade crossings

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the driver of a bus carrying passengers, or of any school bus carrying any school child, or of any vehicle carrying hazardous materials as that term is defined in 49 C.F.R. § 383.5, before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall stop that vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train or other on-track equipment, and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment, and shall not proceed until the driver can do so safely.

2. After stopping as required in this section and upon proceeding when it is safe to do so, the driver of any such vehicle shall cross only in a gear of the vehicle that there will be no necessity for changing gears while traversing the crossing and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks.

3. When stopping is required at a railroad crossing the driver shall keep as far to the right of the highway as possible and shall not form two lanes of traffic unless the highway is marked for four or more lanes of traffic.

4. No such stop need be made at a railroad crossing:

5. The driver of a commercial motor vehicle, as that term is defined in 49 C.F.R. § 383.5, who is not otherwise required to stop pursuant to subsection 1 shall, before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, decrease the speed of the commercial motor vehicle and confirm that the tracks are clear of any approaching train or other on-track equipment.

6. If the driver of any vehicle approaches a railroad crossing and the track or tracks of the railroad are not clear, the driver shall stop that vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until the driver can do so safely.

7. It is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle:

8. As used in this section, “completely cross” means to travel across a railroad track or tracks in such a manner that the trailing end of the vehicle is 15 feet or more past the nearest rail of the railroad track or tracks.