(A) The driver of any of the following vehicles shall, before crossing a railroad track or tracks at grade, stop the vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail and, while so stopped, shall listen and look for the approach of a train and shall not proceed until the movement can be made with safety:
(1) Any second division vehicle carrying passengers for hire;
(2) Any school bus carrying a school child; and
(3) Any other vehicle which is required by federal or state law to be placarded when carrying as a cargo or part of a cargo hazardous material as defined in the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (see ILCS Ch. 430, Act 30). After stopping as required in this section, the driver shall proceed only in a gear not requiring a change of gears during the crossing, and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks.
(B) This section shall not apply:
(1) At any railroad grade crossing where traffic is controlled by a police officer or flagperson;
(2) At any railroad grade crossing controlled by a functioning traffic-control signal transmitting a green indication which, under law, permits the vehicle to proceed across the railroad tracks without slowing or stopping, except that division (A) above shall apply to any school bus carrying a school child;
(3) At any streetcar grade crossing within a business or residence district; or
(4) At any abandoned, industrial or spur track railroad grade crossing designated as exempt by the State Commerce Commission and marked with an official sign.
(1990 Code, § 28-222)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1202