A. Stop Required: Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railway grade crossing, and a flagman or electrical or mechanical signal gives warning of the approach of a railway train or car, it shall be unlawful for the driver of the vehicle to fail to bring the vehicle to a complete stop within fifty feet (50') but not less than fifteen feet (15') of the nearest railway tracks before traversing such grade crossing.
B. Applicability To Certain Vehicles: The operator of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, and the operator of any school bus, and the operator of any motor truck carrying explosive substances or explosive or inflammable liquids as a cargo or part of a cargo shall, before crossing at grade any railway track, bring his vehicle, bus or truck to a complete stop within fifty feet (50'), but not less than fifteen feet (15') of the nearest railway tracks before traversing such grade crossing; provided, that this section shall not apply to railway tracks where city or county officers are on duty, or where said crossings are protected by flaggers or automatic devices to indicate the approach of trains on said rails, when said flaggers or automatic devices indicate that the tracks are clear and safe for crossing. (Ord. 152A, 5-14-1931; amd. 2007 Code)