Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1176 · Article 29. Special Stops Required
Obstructing highway-railroad grade crossings
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§ 1176. Obstructing highway-railroad grade crossings. No person shall drive a vehicle onto the railroad tracks at a highway-railroad grade crossing unless there is sufficient undercarriage clearance to traverse the crossing and adequate space on the opposite side of the crossing to accommodate the vehicle he and/or she is driving, notwithstanding the indication of any traffic control device which would permit him and/or her to proceed.
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/VAT1176
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