34 Pa. Code § 31.27 - Railroad grade crossings
(a) All
motor vehicles shall, upon approaching any railroad grade crossing, make a full
stop not more than 50 feet nor less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the
railroad grade crossing, and shall not proceed until due caution has been taken
to ascertain that the course is clear.
(b) A full stop need not be made at the
following:
(1) A street car crossing within a
business or residence district of a municipality.
(2) A railroad grade crossing where a police
officer or a traffic-control signal (not a railroad flashing signal) directs
traffic to proceed.
(3) An
abandoned or exempted grade crossing which is clearly marked as such by or with
the consent of the proper state authority, when such marking may be read from
the position of the driver.
(c) All such motor vehicles shall display a
sign on the rear reading, "This vehicle stops at railroad crossings."
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