Si manejas un autobús escolar o un vehículo grande, debes parar antes de cruzar las vías del tren. Tienes que mirar y escuchar para asegurarte de que no viene un tren antes de seguir.
Es como cuando esperas a que la luz de un semáforo se ponga verde antes de cruzar la calle. Si no miras, podrías tener un accidente.
Imagina que Juan conduce un autobús escolar. Al llegar a un cruce de ferrocarril, se detiene a 20 pies de las vías. Escucha y mira a ambos lados, y solo cuando está seguro de que no viene un tren, continúa cruzando sin cambiar de marcha.
§ 20-142.3. Certain vehicles must stop at railroad grade crossing. (a) Before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, the driver of any school bus, any activity bus, any motor vehicle carrying passengers for compensation, any commercial motor vehicle listed in 49 C.F.R. § 392.10, and any motor vehicle with a capacity of 16 or more persons shall stop the vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad. While stopped, the driver shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train or on-track equipment and shall not proceed until the driver can do so safely. Upon proceeding, the driver of the vehicle shall cross the track in a gear that allows the driver to cross the track without changing gears and the driver shall not change gears while crossing the track or tracks. (b) Except for school buses and activity buses, the provisions of this section shall not require the driver of a vehicle to stop: (1) At railroad tracks used exclusively for industrial switching purposes within a business district. (2) At a railroad grade crossing which a police officer or crossing flagman directs traffic to proceed. (3) At a railroad grade crossing protected by a gate or flashing signal designed to stop traffic upon the approach of a train or on-track equipment, when the gate or flashing signal does not indicate the approach of a train or on-track equipment.
Los autobuses escolares, autobuses de actividades, vehículos comerciales y aquellos que transportan a 16 o más personas deben detenerse.
Sí, no es necesario detenerse si un oficial de policía lo indica, si hay señales que no advierten sobre un tren, o si las vías son solo para uso industrial.
Debes parar dentro de 50 pies pero no menos de 15 pies de las vías, mirar y escuchar antes de avanzar de manera segura.
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