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MI HB4319
Bill
Status
7/21/2015
Primary Sponsor
Aric Nesbitt
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AI Summary
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Drivers of vehicles transporting 16 or more passengers, vehicles carrying passengers for hire, or vehicles required to be marked under federal hazmat regulations must activate hazard lights and stop 15-50 feet from railroad tracks before crossing.
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Stopped drivers must listen and look in both directions for approaching trains or warning signals before proceeding, and must cross in a single gear without shifting gears while traversing the tracks.
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Drivers are not required to stop if a police officer or traffic-control signal directs them to proceed.
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Drivers are not required to stop at inactive railroad tracks where the track has been covered or removed and all warning devices are removed.
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Violation of these requirements constitutes a civil infraction.
Legislative Description
Traffic control; traffic regulation; criteria for vehicles to proceed without stopping at inactive railroad track grade crossings; amend. Amends sec. 669 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.669).
Traffic control: traffic regulation
Last Action
Assigned Pa 128'15 With Immediate Effect
7/21/2015