1. Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this subsection, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within fifty feet (50'), but not less than fifteen feet (15'), from the nearest rail of such railroad, and shall not proceed until he can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when:
a. A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train;
b. A crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train;
c. A railroad train approaching within approximately one thousand five hundred feet (1,500') of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from such distance and such railroad train, by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is an immediate hazard;
d. An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing.
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.
3. A violation of this subsection shall have a maximum fine of two hundred dollars ($200.00) plus costs.
1. Vehicles With Passengers For Hire: The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, or of any school bus carrying any school child, or of any vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids as a cargo or part of a cargo, before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall stop such vehicle within fifty feet (50'), but not less than fifteen feet (15'), from the nearest rail of such railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along such track for any approaching train, and for signals indicating the approach of a train, except as hereinafter provided, and shall not proceed until he can do so safely. After stopping as required herein and upon proceeding when it is safe to do so, the driver of any said vehicle shall cross only in such gear of the vehicle that there will be no necessity for changing gears while traversing such crossing and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks.
2. Crossings: No stop need be made at any such crossing where a police officer or a traffic control signal directs traffic to proceed.
3. Penalty: A violation of this subsection has a maximum fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) plus costs.
1. Preferential right of way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized by state statute.
2. Every stop sign and every yield sign shall be erected as near as practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if there is no crosswalk, then as near as practicable to the nearest line of the intersecting roadway; however, such yield signs shall not be erected upon the approaches of but one of the intersecting streets.
3. Every stop sign shall bear the word "Stop". Every yield sign hereafter erected or replaced shall bear the word "Yield". Every stop sign and every yield sign shall at nighttime be rendered luminous by internal illumination, or by a floodlight projected on the face of the sign, or by efficient reflecting elements in or on the face of the sign.
4. Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.
5. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign, if required for safety to stop, shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway.
6. A violation of this subsection shall have a maximum fine of two hundred dollars ($200.00) plus costs.
D. Emerging From Alley, Driveway Or Building 4 : The driver of the vehicle within a business or residence district emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving onto the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or driveway, and shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid collision, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway. A violation of this subsection shall have a maximum fine of two hundred dollars ($200.00) plus costs.
1. Stopped School Bus: The driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking a school bus that is stopped to take on or discharge school children, and on which the red loading signals are in operation, is to stop his vehicle before it reaches the school bus and not proceed until the loading signals are deactivated and then proceed past such school bus at a speed which is reasonable and with due caution for the safety of such school children and other occupants.
2. Separate Roadways: The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus which is on a different roadway or when upon a controlled access highway and the school bus is stopped in a loading zone which is a part of or adjacent to such highway and where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.
3. Penalty: A violation of this subsection shall have a maximum fine of four hundred dollars ($400.00) plus costs, with a state-mandated special assessment of one hundred dollars ($100.00) that is to be submitted to the State Treasury and then appropriated to the State Board of Education pursuant to 47 O.S. § 11-705(A) and 70 O.S. § 9-119.
1. A church bus is a vehicle operated by a nonprofit religious organization which transports persons including school age children to and from religious services.
2. The driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking a church bus that is stopped to take on or discharge passengers, and on which the red loading signals are in operation, is to stop his vehicle before it reaches the church bus and not proceed until the loading signals are deactivated and then proceed past such bus at a speed which is reasonable and with due caution for the safety of such occupants.
3. The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need not stop upon meeting or passing a church bus which is on a different roadway or when upon a controlled access highway and the church bus is stopped in a loading zone which is a part of or adjacent to such highway and where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.
4. A violation of this subsection shall have a maximum fine of two hundred dollars ($200.00) plus costs. (Ord. 2014-18, 5-6-2014; amd. Ord. 2020-06, 5-19-2020)
Notes
| 1 | 1. State law reference - 47 OS § 11-701. |
| 2 | 2. State law reference - 47 OS § 11-702. |
| 3 | 1. State law reference - 47 OS § 11-703. |
| 4 | 1. State law reference - 47 OS § 11-704. |
| 5 | 2. State law reference - 47 OS § 11-705, 70 OS § 9-119. |
| 6 | 3. State law reference - 47 OS § 11-705.1 |