Florida · Florida Statutes — Title XXIII, Motor Vehicles
Fla. Stat. (Motor Vehicles) § 316.159: Certain vehicles to stop or slow at all railroad grade crossings
What this law says, in plain English
Drivers of passenger vehicles for hire, school buses, and vehicles carrying explosives or flammable liquids must stop 15–50 feet from railroad tracks, listen and look both ways before proceeding safely. Other commercial vehicles must slow down and check tracks are clear.
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