New Mexico § 66-7-341 Railroad-highway grade crossing violations; all drivers

New Mexico Statutes

§ 66-7-341 — Railroad-highway grade crossing violations; all drivers

New Mexico·Ch. 66 Motor Vehicles·Art. 7 Traffic Laws; Signs, Signals and Markings; Accidents;

A. A person driving a vehicle approaching a railroad-highway grade crossing shall:

(1)obey traffic control devices, crossing gates or barriers or the directions of an enforcement official at the crossing;

(2)stop not more than fifty feet and not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of a crossing if:

(a)a train is moving through or blocking the crossing;

(b)a train is plainly visible and approaching the crossing within hazardous proximity to the crossing;

(c)the sound of a train's warning signal can be heard; or (d) a traffic control device, crossing gate, barrier or light or an enforcement official signals the driver to stop; and (3) proceed through the railroad-highway grade crossing only if it is safe to completely pass through the entire railroad-highway grade crossing with

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A. A person driving a vehicle approaching a railroad-highway grade crossing shall: (1) obey traffic control devices, crossing gates or barriers or the directions of an enforcement official at the crossing; (2) stop not more than fifty feet and not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of a crossing if: (a) a train is moving through or blocking the crossing; (b) a train is plainly visible and approaching the crossing within hazardous proximity to the crossing; (c) the sound of a train's warning signal can be heard; or (d) a traffic control device, crossing gate, barrier or light or an enforcement official signals the driver to stop; and (3) proceed through the railroad-highway grade crossing only if it is safe to completely pass through the entire railroad-highway grade crossing without stopping. B. A person shall not: (1) drive a vehicle through, around or under a crossing gate or barrier at a railroad-highway grade crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or being opened or closed; (2) drive onto the railroad-highway grade crossing and stop; or (3) enter a crossing if the vehicle being driven has insufficient undercarriage clearance to pass over the crossing. C. The penalty assessment for violation of this section is included in Section 66-8- 116 NMSA 1978.

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