189.565 Operator of motor vehicle used in transporting inflammable liquids or explosives to stop vehicle at railroad crossings -- Exceptions. - Kentucky Statutes

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189.565 Operator of motor vehicle used in transporting inflammable liquids or explosives to stop vehicle at railroad crossings -- Exceptions. The operator of any motor vehicle used in the transportation of inflammable liquids or
explosives shall stop such motor vehicle before crossing at grade the main track of any
railroad or interurban electric railway, except where the crossing is a guarded crossing
protected by gates or a flag controlled crossing or operated by an employee of the railroad
or interurban company. The stop shall be made no closer than a marked stop line or
fifteen (15) feet, nor more than thirty (30) feet, from the nearest track to be crossed. After
making the stop, the operator shall look carefully in each direction for approaching cars
or trains, and shall not start his vehicle until he has ascertained that no cars or trains are
approaching in either direction. Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 173, sec. 22, effective July 12, 2006. -- Created 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 35, sec. 1, effective May 18, 1956.