Chapter XII. Railway Crossings
109. Drivers may cross railway tracks only at railway crossings and must give way to trains, locomotives and railway trolleys.
110. When approaching a railway crossing, the driver must comply with the instructions of the crossing attendant, the signals, signs and road markings governing movement over railway crossings, and the position of the barrier, and must make sure that no train, locomotive or railway trolley is approaching the crossing.
111. When movement over the crossing is prohibited, the driver must stop at road marking 1.12 "Stop line", sign 2.5 "No movement without stopping", or the traffic light; in their absence—at a distance of no less than 5 m from the level crossing barrier; and if the level crossing barrier is also absent—at a distance of no less than 10 m from the nearest rail.
112. In the event of a forced stop on a crossing, the driver must:
immediately have all passengers leave the vehicle and take measures to clear the crossing;
if possible, send two people along the track, one to a point 1,000 m from the crossing in each direction (if only one—towards the side of poor visibility), explaining to them the procedure for giving the stop signal to the driver of an approaching train;
stay near the vehicle and give the general alarm signal;
if a train appears, run towards it, giving the stop signal.
A combination of one long and three short sound signals, given consecutively, serves as the general alarm signal; the stop signal for the train driver is a circular movement of the arm (during the day—with a brightly colored cloth or any clearly visible object; at night—with a torch or a lamp).
113. The driver is prohibited from entering a crossing:
when the barrier is closed or closing (regardless of the signal of the traffic light);
when the traffic light displays a prohibiting signal (regardless of the presence and position of the level crossing barrier);
if congestion beyond the crossing would force the driver to stop on the crossing;
if a train (locomotive, rail inspection vehicle) is approaching the crossing within the limits of visibility;
when the crossing attendant gives a prohibiting signal.
The prohibiting signal of the level crossing attendant is the position of the attendant turned with his chest or back towards the driver, with a traffic baton, a red lantern, or a flag raised above the head, or with arms extended to the sides.
114. The driver is also prohibited:
from bypassing vehicles stopped before the crossing by entering the lane of oncoming traffic;
from opening the barrier without authorization;
from transporting through the crossing agricultural, road-construction, building and other machines and mechanisms unless they are in transport configuration;
without permission from the head of the track section, from crossing in slow-moving machines travelling below 8 km/h or in tractors coupled to road rollers.