Duty of the driver to take certain precautions at unguarded railway level crossings
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Summary
At an unguarded railway level crossing the driver must stop and send the conductor, cleaner, attendant or any other person in the vehicle to walk up and ensure no train or trolley is coming, then guide the vehicle across. If no one is available in the vehicle, the driver must get down and check personally before crossing.
Example
Ravi is driving a delivery van and reaches an unguarded level crossing. He stops, asks the van helper to walk up to the crossing and check for any approaching train or trolley, then drives across. If Ravi had been alone, he would have to get down himself and check before crossing.
Bare Act
Enacted textEvery driver of a motor vehicle at the approach of any unguarded railway level crossing shall cause the vehicle to stop and the driver of the vehicle shall cause the conductor or cleaner or attendant or any other person in the vehicle to walk up to the level crossing and ensure that no train or trolley is approaching from either side and then pilot the motor vehicle across such level crossing, and where no conductor or cleaner or attendant or any other person is available in the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle shall get down from the vehicle himself to ensure that no train or trolley is approaching from either side before the railway track is crossed.
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