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Railroad Crossings

KRS 189.560 — a stop for a signal, a lowered gate, a train in sight, or a flagger

  • A driver stops and stays stopped at a grade crossing when a signal warns of a train, a gate is lowered, a train is visible and dangerously close, or a flagger signals.
  • A commercial driver also slows and checks the tracks are clear, stops if they are not, and crosses only with room to clear the crossing without stopping.
  • KRS 189.560
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  1. KRS 189.560 — Railroad crossings -- Duties of motor vehicle operators and commercial drivers -- Railroad's liability for death or injury

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