49 CFR § 392.11 - Railroad grade crossings; slowing down required.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s392.11"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "49 CFR § 392.11 - Railroad grade crossings; slowing down required."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "392.11"
section_name: "Railroad grade crossings; slowing down required."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS"
part_number: "392"
part_name: "DRIVING OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 504, 13902, 31136, 31151, 31502; Section 112 of Pub. L. 103-311, 108 Stat. 1673, 1676 (1994), as amended by sec. 32509 of Pub. L. 112-141, 126 Stat. 405-805 (2012); and 49 CFR 1.87."
regulatory_source: "33 FR 19732, Dec. 25, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "392"
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# 392.11 Railroad grade crossings; slowing down required.

Every commercial motor vehicle other than those listed in § 392.10 shall, upon approaching a railroad grade crossing, be driven at a rate of speed which will permit said commercial motor vehicle to be stopped before reaching the nearest rail of such crossing and shall not be driven upon or over such crossing until due caution has been taken to ascertain that the course is clear.

[33 FR 19732, Dec. 25, 1968, as amended at 60 FR 38747, July 28, 1995]