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Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 545.2535. School Buses to Stop at All Railroad Grade Crossings

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the operator of a school bus, before crossing a track at a railroad grade crossing:

(1) shall stop the vehicle not closer than 15 feet or farther than 50 feet from the track;

(2) while stopped, shall listen and look in both directions along the track for an approaching train or other on-track equipment and signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment;  and

(3) may not proceed until it is safe to do so.

(b) After stopping as required by Subsection (a), the operator may proceed in a gear that permits the vehicle to complete the crossing without a change of gears.  The operator may not shift gears while crossing the track.

(c) An operator is not required to stop at:

(1) an abandoned railroad grade crossing that is marked with a sign reading “tracks out of service”;  or

(2) an industrial or spur line railroad grade crossing that is marked with a sign reading “exempt.”

(d) A sign under Subsection (c) may be erected only by or with the consent of the appropriate state or local governmental official.

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