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[quote user="Safety Valve"] To me anything with a cross buck MEANS STOP, LOOK and LISTENThey were that way when I was a young child growing up along the line where there were quite a few of these crossbucks marked with the words "STOP, Look and LISTEN"They have always been that way. It may have been lost to modern times where you need to spend large amounts of money to save the drivers from their own stupidity around rail crossings.[/quote] It is amazing how many traffic sign websites there are that don't say what a crossbuck means.  Here is one from TRAINS that does:<a href="/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=214">http://www.trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=214</a>Here is a pertinent exerpt from it:"All crossbucks have a standing as highway regulatory devices; police citations can be issued if they are ignored. The crossbuck by itself is a sign to yield the right of way to the train. The active warning devices have additional standings in law. The flashing red lights have the same meaning as a stop sign, while the lowered gate with flashing red lights is the same as a red traffic light."I speculate that a crossbuck accompanied by the words STOP, LOOK, AND LISTEN acually requires a driver to do that.  But today, those words are not used, and a crossbuck alone means yield to the train.There are some highway signage instructions that describe circumstances where a STOP or YIELD sign may be added to a crossbuck.  Obviously, adding a stop sign imposes the requirement to stop.  I have seen where YIELD signs have been added, but personally, I think that is a horribly wrong headed idea.  First of all it is redundant.  And second, the YIELD sign is probably the most misunderstood and disrespected sign of all.  I think it compromises the message of the crossbuck.
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