[Code 1974 § 20-82; Code 1985 § 24-191;
Code 2005 § 106-291]
A. Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade
crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the
driver of such vehicle shall stop within 50 feet, but not less than
15 feet, from the nearest rail of such railroad, and shall not proceed
until he can do so safely. The requirements of this subsection shall
apply when:
(1) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning
of the immediate approach of a railroad train;
(2) A crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagger gives or continues
to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train;
(3) A railroad train approaching within approximately 1,500 feet of the
highway crossing emits a signal audible from such distance and such
railroad train, by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing,
is an immediate hazard; or
(4) An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous
proximity to such crossing.
B. No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing
gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while such gate or barrier
is closed or is being opened or closed.
[Code 1974 § 20-83; Code 1985 § 24-192;
Code 2005 § 106-292]
A. The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, or of any bus, as that term is defined in §
19-1, owned or operated by a licensed child care facility while carrying children, or of any school bus carrying any schoolchild, or of any vehicle carrying explosive substances or flammable liquids as a cargo or part of a cargo, before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall stop such vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along such track for any approaching train, and for signals indicating the approach of a train, except as hereinafter provided, and shall not proceed until he can do so safely. After stopping as required in this section and upon proceeding when it is safe to do so, the driver of any such vehicle shall cross only in such gear of the vehicle that there will be no necessity for changing gears while traversing such crossing and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks.
B. No stop need be made at any such crossing where a police officer
or a traffic control signal directs traffic to proceed.
[Code 1974 § 20-76; Code 1985 § 24-193;
Code 2005 § 106-293]
A. Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by
stop signs or yield signs as authorized in 47 O.S. § 15-108.
B. Every stop sign and every yield sign shall be erected as near as
practicable to the nearest line of the crosswalk on the near side
of the intersection or, if there is no crosswalk, then as near as
practicable to the nearest line of the intersecting roadway; however,
such yield signs shall not be erected upon the approaches of but one
of the intersecting streets.
C. Every stop sign shall bear the word "Stop." Every yield sign shall
bear the word "Yield." Every stop sign and every yield sign shall
at nighttime be rendered luminous by internal illumination, or by
a floodlight projected on the face of the which is reasonable and
with due caution for the sign, or by efficient reflecting elements
in or on the face of the sign.
D. Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control
signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection
indicated by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk
on the near side of the intersection or, in the event there is no
crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly-marked stop line, but if none,
then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver
has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before
entering the intersection.
E. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign, if required for
safety to stop, shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near
side of the intersection or, in the event there is no crosswalk, at
a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest
the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching
traffic on the intersecting roadway.
[Code 1974 §§ 20-39, 20-183(d)(1); Code 1985
§ 24-195; Code 2005 § 106-294]
A. The driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking a school bus that is
stopped to take on or discharge schoolchildren, and on which the red
loading signals are in operation, is to stop his vehicle before it
reaches the school bus and not proceed until the loading signals are
deactivated and then proceed past such school bus at a speed which
is reasonable and with due caution for the safety of such schoolchildren
and other occupants.
B. Every school bus used for the transportation of school children shall
bear upon the front and rear thereof plainly visible signs containing
the words "SCHOOL BUS" in letters not less than eight inches in height
and in addition shall be equipped with visual signals meeting the
requirements of 47 O.S. § 12-218, which shall be actuated
by the driver of the school bus whenever but only whenever such vehicle
is stopped on the highway for the purpose of receiving or discharging
schoolchildren.
C. The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need
not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus which is on a different
roadway or when upon a controlled-access highway and the school bus
is stopped in a loading zone which is a part of or adjacent to such
highway and where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.
D. If the driver of a school bus witnesses a violation of the provisions of Subsection
A of this section, within 24 hours of the alleged offense, he shall report the violation, the vehicle color, license tag number, and the time and place such violation occurred to the police department.
[Code 1985 § 24-196; Code 2005 § 106-295]
A. A church bus is a vehicle operated by a nonprofit religious organization
which transports persons including schoolage children to and from
religious services.
B. The driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking a church bus that is
stopped to take on or discharge passengers, and on which the red loading
signals are in operation, is to stop his vehicle before it reaches
the church bus and not proceed until the loading signals are deactivated
and then proceed past such bus at a speed which is reasonable and
with due caution for the safety of such occupants.
C. Every church bus used for the transportation of persons to and from
religious services shall bear upon the front and rear thereof plainly
visible signs containing the words "CHURCH BUS" in letters not less
than eight inches in height and in addition may be equipped with visual
signals meeting the requirements of 47 O.S. § 12-218, which
shall be actuated by the driver of the church bus whenever but only
whenever such vehicle is stopped on the highway for the purpose of
receiving or discharging passengers.
D. The driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need
not stop upon meeting or passing a church bus which is on a different
roadway or when upon a controlled-access highway and the church bus
is stopped in a loading zone which is a part of or adjacent to such
highway and where pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway.