Texas Transportation Code

§ 545.254 — VEHICLES CARRYING EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES OR FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS

TN § 545.254Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 545. OPERATION AND MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES · Art. F. SPECIAL STOPS AND SPEED RESTRICTIONS

Statute text

View on source

(a)Before crossing a railroad grade crossing, an operator of a vehicle that has an explosive substance or flammable liquid as the vehicle's principal cargo and that is moving at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour:

(1)shall reduce the speed of the vehicle to 20 miles per hour or less before coming within 200 feet of the nearest rail of the railroad;

(2)shall listen and look in both directions along the track for an approaching train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment; and

(3)may not proceed until the operator determines that the course is clear.

(b)The operator of a vehicle that has an explosive substance or flammable liquid as the vehicle's principal cargo, before crossing a railroad grade crossing on a highway in a municipality:

(1)shall stop the vehicle not closer than 15 feet or farther than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad;

…

Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 128 (H.B. 1759), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.