Florida · Florida Statutes — Title XXIII, Motor Vehicles
Fla. Stat. (Motor Vehicles) § 316.170: Moving heavy equipment at railroad grade crossings
What this law says, in plain English
Operators of heavy, slow-moving equipment must notify the railroad before crossing tracks, stop 15–50 feet away to look and listen, and cannot cross when warning signals indicate an approaching train.
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