Failure of operator of commercial motor vehicle to slow down and check tracks; penalty.

1. Law
2. Oregon Revised Statutes
3. Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation
4. Rules of the Road for Drivers
5. Failure of operator of commercial motor vehicle to slow down and check tracks; penalty.

(a) Is operating a commercial motor vehicle that is not required by ORS 811.460 to stop before reaching a rail crossing;

(b) Is approaching a rail crossing at grade; and

(c) Fails to slow down and check that the tracks are clear of an approaching train or other on-track equipment before proceeding across the railroad tracks.

(2) The offense described in this section, failure of the operator of a commercial motor vehicle to slow down and check that tracks are clear of an approaching train or other on-track equipment, is a Class B traffic violation. [2001 c.492 §7; 2017 c.176 §3]

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