From 26 to 28 February 2023, the State Automobile Inspectorate of the Lepel District Department of Internal Affairs will be carrying out enhanced control over railway crossings within the district. During these days, the State Automobile Inspectorate will be informing drivers of vehicles and pedestrians about the impermissibility of violating traffic rules at railway crossings.

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Drivers may cross railway tracks only at railway crossings, ensuring that no railway rolling stock is approaching. The barrier must be open and the red traffic signal must not be illuminated. In some cases, drivers must follow the instructions of the railway crossing attendant.

It is prohibited to enter a railway crossing:

— when the barrier is closed or closing, regardless of the traffic signal;

— when the traffic signal is red, regardless of the presence and position of the barrier;

— when the railway crossing attendant signals to stop (the attendant faces the driver with their chest or back, holding a red light lantern or a red flag above their head, or with arms extended sideways);

— if a traffic jam has formed beyond the railway crossing, which would force the driver to stop on the crossing;

— if railway rolling stock is approaching the railway crossing within sight.

It is also prohibited to overtake vehicles stopped before a railway crossing by moving into the oncoming lane, or to open the barrier without authorisation.

The rules prohibit the transportation of agricultural, road, construction, and other machinery and mechanisms across a railway crossing in a position where, during transportation, they could obstruct traffic, damage the road surface, the railway track, the railway crossing equipment, or traffic control devices.

If movement across a railway crossing is prohibited, the driver must stop at the "No Stopping" road sign or the "Stop Line" (horizontal road marking line 1.12). In their absence, the driver must stop before the traffic light. If there is no traffic light, the driver must stop no closer than 5 meters from the barrier. If there is no barrier, the driver must stop at the "Single Track Railway" or "Multiple Track Railway" road sign. In the absence of traffic control devices, the driver must stop no closer than 10 meters from the nearest rail.

If a vehicle is forced to stop on a railway crossing, the driver must turn on the hazard warning lights, immediately disembark passengers, and take measures to clear the railway crossing.

Law enforcement officers remind that there is administrative liability for violating the rules of crossing a railway crossing. The Code provides for a fine of two to four base amounts (one base amount is currently 37 rubles).