HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-069 - Mandatory Stop at Railroad Crossings6540S; 08/25/95
BILL NO. ~~ ~ ~. ~ ORDINANCE NO. " i i `~
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING VEHICLES TO STOP AT RAILROAD GRADE
CROSSING AT CERTAIN TIMES, PROHIBITING ANY PERSON FROM DRIVING
A VEHICLE THROUGH, AROUND OR UNDER ANY CROSSING GATE AND
PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. When any person driving a vehicle approaches a
railroad grade crossing, the driver of the vehicle shall
operate the vehicle in a manner so he will be able to stop, and
he shall stop the vei-icie not less than fifteen (15) feet from
the nearest rail of the railroad track and shall not proceed
until he can safely do so if:
(1) A clearly visible electrical or mechanical signal
device warns of the approach of a railroad train;
or
(2) A crossing gate is lowered or when a human
flagman gives or continues to give a signal or
warning of the approach or passage of a railroad
train; or
(3) An approaching railroad train is visible and is
in hazardous proximity to such crossing; or
(4) Any other traffic sign, device or any other act,
rule, regulation or statute requires a vehicle to
stop at a railroad grade crossing.
Section 2. No person shall drive any vehicle through,
around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad
crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being
opened or closed.
Section 3. Any person violating the provisions of this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished in accordance
with Section 25.003 of the Riverside City Code.
Section 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to
incorporate sections 1 and 2 of this ordinance into the
Riverside City Code as Section 1 .1801.
PASSED THIS~~ DAY OF ~ ~ '~/
1995.
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APPROVED THIS /~ ~ ' DAY OF ~~ -~' '~ , 1995.
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