SPECIAL STOPS AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS, DRIVEWAYS

Colorado Springs City Code ch. 10, art. 4

in effect

Colorado Springs City Code § 10.4.101 OBEDIENCE TO STOP SIGN AT RAILROAD CROSSING

10.4.101: OBEDIENCE TO STOP SIGN AT RAILROAD CROSSING: Where stop signs are erected at railroad crossings the driver of any vehicle shall stop within fifty feet (50') but not less than fifteen feet (15') from the nearest rail of the grade crossing and shall proceed only upon exercising due care. (1968 Code §6-4-1; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 10.4.102 OBEDIENCE TO RAILROAD SIGNALS

10.4.102: OBEDIENCE TO RAILROAD SIGNALS: 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)

Colorado Springs City Code § 10.4.103 CERTAIN VEHICLES TO STOP AT ALL GRADE CROSSINGS

10.4.103: CERTAIN VEHICLES TO STOP AT ALL GRADE CROSSINGS: A. The driver of any motor vehicle designed to carry ten (10) or more passengers, or of any school bus carrying any school child, or of any vehicle carrying explosives or hazardous materials as a cargo or part of a cargo, or of any vehicle designed to carry flammable liquids, whether empty or loaded, before crossing any track or tracks of a railroad, shall stop the vehicle within fifty feet (50') but not less than fifteen feet (15') from the nearest rail of the railroad and while so stopped, shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train and for signals indicating the approach of a train, except as provided in subsections B through E of this section inclusive, and shall not proceed until the driver can do so safely. B. After stopping as required in this section and upon proceeding when it is safe to do so, the driver of any vehicle described in subsection A of this section shall accelerate so that the vehicle or the driver does not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks. C. No stop need be made at any railroad crossing where a police officer or a traffic-control signal directs traffic to proceed. D. When stopping as required at a railroad crossing, the driver shall keep as far to the right of the roadway as possible and shall not form two (2) lanes of traffic unless the street or roadway is marked for four (4) or more lanes of traffic. E. The stopping requirements set forth in subsections A and B of this section shall not apply where it has been determined by this City or the State that trains are not operating during certain periods or seasons of the year and an official sign carrying the legend "Exempt Crossing" has been erected giving notice when posted that the crossing is exempt from the stopping requirement. (1968 Code §6-4-3; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 10.4.104 MOVING HEAVY EQUIPMENT AT RAILROAD CROSSING

10.4.104: MOVING HEAVY EQUIPMENT AT RAILROAD CROSSING: A. No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of ten (10) or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than nine inches (9") above the level surface of a roadway upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section. B. Notice of any intended crossing shall be given to a representative of the railroad and a reasonable time be given to the railroad to provide proper protection at the crossing. C. Before making any crossing, the person operating or moving any vehicle or equipment shall first stop not less than fifteen feet (15') nor more than fifty feet (50') from the nearest rail of the railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train and for signals indicating the approach of a train, and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely. D. No crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal, crossing gates or a flagman or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car. E. Subsection C of this section shall not apply where it has been determined by this City or the State that trains are not operating during certain periods or seasons of the year and an official sign carrying the legend "Exempt Crossing" has been erected giving notice when posted that the crossing is exempt from the stopping requirement. (1968 Code §6-4-4; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 10.4.105 DRIVING UPON OR ALONG RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY

10.4.105: DRIVING UPON OR ALONG RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY: A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle along or upon any railroad right of way except at the intersections of public streets or highways in the rights of way. B. The provisions of subsection A of this section shall not apply to Federal, State or City motor vehicles, nor shall those provisions apply to railroad motor vehicles or to persons operating motor vehicles upon the rights of way with the permission of the railroad. (1968 Code §6-4-5; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 10.4.106 EMERGING FROM OR ENTERING ALLEY, DRIVEWAY OR BUILDING

10.4.106: EMERGING FROM OR ENTERING ALLEY, DRIVEWAY OR BUILDING: A. The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall stop the vehicle immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or into a sidewalk area extending across any alleyway or driveway, and shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian or vehicle as may be necessary to avoid collision, and prior to entering the street or highway shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on the intersecting street or highway. B. The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a street or highway from a private road or driveway, when not required by subsection A of this section to stop, shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian or vehicle as may be necessary to avoid collision, and shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on the intersecting street or highway. C. The driver of a vehicle entering an alley or driveway shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian within or about to enter the sidewalk area extending across an alley or driveway. (1968 Code §6-4-6; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 10.4.107 STOP FOR SCHOOL BUSES

10.4.107: STOP FOR SCHOOL BUSES: A. The driver of a vehicle on any street or highway, upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus which is stopped, shall stop the vehicle before reaching the bus if there is in operation on the school bus visual signal lights as specified in section 10.22.202 of this chapter, and the driver shall not proceed until the visual flashing lights are no longer being actuated. B. 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. For the purposes of this section, "Highway With Separate Roadways" means a highway that is divided into two (2) or more roadways by a depressed, raised, or painted median or other intervening space serving as a clearly indicated dividing section or island. C. The driver of any school bus shall stop as far as possible to the right of the street or highway before discharging or loading passengers and shall not stop at any place where the visibility is obscured for a distance of two hundred feet (200') in either direction. (1968 Code §6-4-7; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 88-151; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 10.4.108 STOP WHEN TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTED

10.4.108: STOP WHEN TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTED: No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic-control indication to proceed. (1968 Code §6-4-8; Ord. 75-86; Ord. 01-42)

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