[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
A. 
Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing where the driver is not always required to stop, the person must exercise due care and caution as the existence of a railroad track across a highway is a warning of danger, and under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad, and shall not proceed until the tracks are clear and he or she can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when:
(1) 
A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train or railroad track equipment;
(2) 
A crossing gate is lowered or a human flagger gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or railroad track equipment;
(3) 
A railroad train or railroad track equipment approaching a highway crossing emits a warning signal and the railroad train or railroad track equipment, by reason of its speed or nearness to the crossing, is an immediate hazard;
(4) 
An approaching railroad train or railroad track equipment is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to the crossing;
(5) 
A railroad train or railroad track equipment is approaching so closely that an immediate hazard is created.
B. 
Whenever a person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing where the driver is not always required to stop but must slow down, the person must exercise due care and caution as the existence of a railroad track across a highway is a warning of danger, and under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver shall slow down within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until he or she checks that the tracks are clear of an approaching train.
C. 
No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while the gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
D. 
When stop signs are erected at railroad grade crossings, the driver of any vehicle shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad, and shall proceed only upon exercising due care.
E. 
At any railroad grade crossing provided with railroad crossbuck signs, without automatic, electric, or mechanical signal devices, crossing gates, or a human flagger giving a signal of the approach or passage of a train or railroad track equipment, the driver of a vehicle shall, in obedience to the railroad crossbuck sign, yield the right-of-way and slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and shall stop, if required for safety, at a clearly marked stopped line or, if no stop line, within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until he or she can do so safely. If a driver is involved in a collision at a railroad crossing or interferes with the movement of a train or railroad track equipment after driving past the railroad crossbuck sign, the collision or interference is prima facie evidence of the driver's failure to yield the right-of-way.
F. 
No person shall, while driving a commercial motor vehicle, fail to negotiate a railroad-highway grade railroad crossing because of insufficient undercarriage clearance.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1201)
A. 
The driver of any of the following vehicles shall, before crossing a railroad track or tracks at grade, stop that vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail and, while so stopped, shall listen and look for the approach of a train or railroad track equipment, and shall not proceed until that movement can be made with safety:
(1) 
Any second division vehicle carrying passengers for hire;
(2) 
Any bus that meets all of the special requirements for school buses in Illinois Vehicle Code §§ 12-801, 12-803 and 12-805. The driver of the bus, in addition to complying with all other applicable requirements of this subsection, must also turn off all noise-producing accessories, including heater blowers, defroster fans, auxiliary fans and radios, and open the service door and driver's window before crossing a railroad track or tracks;
(3) 
Any other vehicle which is required by federal or state law to be placarded when carrying as a cargo or part of a cargo "hazardous material" as defined in ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 6-500. After stopping as required in this section, the driver shall proceed only in a gear not requiring a change of gears during the crossing, and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks.
B. 
This section shall not apply:
(1) 
At any railroad grade crossing where traffic is controlled by a police officer or a human flagger;
(2) 
At any railroad grade crossing controlled by a functioning traffic-control signal transmitting a green indication which, under law, permits the vehicle to proceed across the railroad tracks without slowing or stopping;
(3) 
At any streetcar grade crossing within a business or residence district; or
(4) 
At any abandoned industrial or spur track railroad grade crossing designated as exempt by the Illinois Commerce Commission and marked with an official sign as authorized in the state Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1202)
The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, building, private road, or driveway within an urban area shall stop the vehicle immediately prior to driving into the sidewalk area extending across the alley, building entrance, road, or driveway, or in the event there is no sidewalk area, shall stop at the point nearest the street to be entered where the driver has a view of approaching traffic thereon, and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrians as may be necessary to avoid collision, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway. (ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1205)
A. 
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk, or drive onto any railroad grade crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection, crosswalk, or railroad grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle he or she is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles, pedestrians, or railroad trains, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
B. 
No driver shall enter a highway rail grade crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the highway rail grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle being operated without obstructing the passage of a train or other railroad equipment using the rails, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
[Added 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1425)