Wyoming § 31-18-605 Stopping requirements for certain vehicles at
railroad crossings

Wyoming Statutes

§ 31-18-605 — Stopping requirements for certain vehicles at railroad crossings

Wyoming § 31-18-605

Title 31Motor Vehicles

Ch. 18COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

Art. 6REGULATION OF TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-18-605 (2026).

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(a)The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire or of any vehicle carrying a cargo or part of a cargo required to be placarded under United States department of transportation regulations, before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall:

(i)Actuate the vehicle's four-way hazard flashers prior to stopping at the grade crossing;

(ii)Stop the vehicle within fifty (50) feet but not less than fifteen (15) feet from the nearest rail of the railroad;

(iii)While stopped, listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment and not proceed until he can do so safely;

(iv)Upon proceeding, cross the tracks without manually shifting ge

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(a) The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers
for hire or of any vehicle carrying a cargo or part of a cargo
required to be placarded under United States department of
transportation regulations, before crossing at grade any track
or tracks of a railroad, shall:
(i) Actuate the vehicle's four-way hazard flashers
prior to stopping at the grade crossing;
(ii) Stop the vehicle within fifty (50) feet but not
less than fifteen (15) feet from the nearest rail of the
railroad;
(iii) While stopped, listen and look in both
directions along the track for any approaching train or other
on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a
train or other on-track equipment and not proceed until he can
do so safely;
(iv) Upon proceeding, cross the tracks without
manually shifting gears and only in a gear of the vehicle which
does not require manually changing gears while traversing the
crossing;
(v) After crossing the tracks, cancel the four-way
hazard flashers; and
(vi) Comply with all other federal, state or local
laws or regulations pertaining to railroad-highway grade
crossings.
(b) This section shall not apply at:
(i) Any railroad grade crossing at which traffic is
controlled by a police officer or flagman;
(ii) Any railroad grade crossing at which traffic is
regulated by a traffic-control signal;
(iii) Any railroad grade crossing protected by
crossing gates or an alternately flashing light signal intended
to give warning of the approach of a railroad train or other on-
track equipment;
(iv) Any railroad grade crossing at which an official
traffic-control device gives notice that the stopping
requirement imposed by this section does not apply.
(c) The department may adopt such regulations as may be
necessary describing additional vehicles which must comply with
the stopping requirements of this section.
(d) A driver or employer of a driver who is convicted of
violating this section, or an employer who knowingly allows,
requires, permits or authorizes a driver to violate this
section, shall also be subject to the civil penalties provided
by 49 C.F.R. 383.53, as amended as of March 1, 2007.