West Virginia § 17C-12-2 All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings

West Virginia Statutes

§ 17C-12-2 — All vehicles must stop at certain railroad grade crossings

West Virginia § 17C-12-2

Ch. 17CTRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND LAWS OF THE ROAD

Art. 12SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED

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W. Va. Code § 17C-12-2 (2026).

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The state road commission and local authorities with the approval of the state road commission are hereby authorized to designate particularly dangerous highway grade crossings of railroads and to erect stop signs thereat. When such stop signs are erected the driver of any vehicle shall stop within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and shall proceed only upon exercising due care.

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The state road commission and local authorities with the approval of the state road commission are hereby authorized to designate particularly dangerous highway grade crossings of railroads and to erect stop signs thereat. When such stop signs are erected the driver of any vehicle shall stop within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and shall proceed only upon exercising due care.