A. Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing, the driver of the vehicle shall stop within fifty feet (50') but not less than fifteen feet (15') from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until the driver can do so safely. The foregoing requirement shall apply when:
1. A clearly visible signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train;
2. A crossing gate is lowered or a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train;
3. A railroad train approaching within approximately one thousand five hundred feet (1,500') of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from the distance, and the railroad train, by reason of its speed or nearness to the crossing, is an immediate hazard;
4. An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to the crossing.
B. No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or down for the purpose of preventing the crossing, or is being opened or closed. (1968 Code §6-4-2; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 01-42)