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Section 19: Level crossings

Motor Vehicles (Driving) Regulations, 2017.Central Regulations · 1988

(1) Rail-borne vehicles shall have over-riding priority at all unmanned level crossings.

(2) A driver shall slow down when approaching a railway crossing and shalli. not park the vehicle within the barriers of a railway crossing;

ii. not overtake within the barriers of a railway crossing; and iii. keep to the left of the roadway.

(3) At a guarded railway crossing, no motor vehicle shall enter the crossing after the gates or barriers have been closed or have started to close or when the vehicular traffic is facing red light signal.

(4) At an unguarded railway crossing,-

(a) a motor vehicle shall enter the crossing only after ensuring that no rolling stock is in sight; and,

(b) the driver of a bus, including a school bus, a goods vehicle, a tractor trolley carrying farm labour or goods and a vehicle carrying hazardous, flammable or dangerous materials, shall stop at the approach of the railway crossing and the driver of the vehicle shall cause the attendant or any other person in the vehicle to walk up to the level crossing to ensure that no rolling stock is approaching from either side, and the attendant or such other person shall guide the driver across such level crossing:

Provided that where no such attendant or other person is available in the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle shall safely stop the vehicle on the roadside, a light from the vehicle and walk up to the crossing to see and ensure that no rolling stock is approaching from either side before starting to cross the level crossing.

Where this provision sits

ActMotor Vehicles (Driving) Regulations, 2017.
Section19
Marginal noteLevel crossings
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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