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[quote user="WMNB4THRTL"] <blockquote> <div><img src="/TRCCS/Themes/trc/images/icon-quote.gif" /> Bucyrus:</div> <div></div> There is a rather widespread law that says that on signalized grade crossings, even if the signals have failed to activate, a driver must yield to trains.    It means that the driver is not supposed to rely only on the signals to warn him or her of approaching trains.  Instead, there is an onus on the driver to slow down and make sure no trains are approaching from either direction------even if there are crossing signals and gates are standing there un-activated.  So, under these rules, if the signals fail to warn the driver, any resultant crash has to be the driver’s fault.      The fact is that drivers feel a security blanket from the massive automatic gates and flashing lights that govern the passage over a grade crossing.   They put their faith into that warning system, and they reduce their effort to watch out for themselves.    <div style="clear:both;"></div>   </blockquote> Yes, I know this was in IL, not NY, but in NYS the V&T says, and I quote, "1170 Obedience to signal indicating approach of a train. (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 not less than fifteen feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and shall not proceed until he can safely do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when: (skipping down now to applicable section) 4. An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing." I'd pretty much dare say it's likely IL has a similar law. The only question from John Q Dopey-driver would be: does IN THE CROSSING count as "plainly visible and hazardous proximity to such crossing?" Like I said a while back on this thread, driver stated he was talking to his passenger just before the crossing.   <div style="clear:both;"></div> [/quote]   You quote what must be done to obey the signal.  What if no signal is shown?
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