CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SUBCHAPTER f: HIGHWAYS
PART 557 CUSTODIAL TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS WHERE WALKING CONSTITUTES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD
SECTION 557.150 CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS (TYPE III HAZARD)
Section 557.150 Crossing Railroad Tracks (Type III Hazard)
In determining whether a pupil crossing a railroad track is endangered by a serious safety hazard, the number of tracks, type of crossing protection, and number of daily trains during school crossing periods will be considered. To determine whether a hazard exists in a particular situation, appropriate points from subsections (a) and (b) will be added together.
a) Number of Tracks and Type of Protection
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TYPE OF PROTECTION |
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NO. OF TRACKS |
ACTIVE |
CROSSBUCKS ONLY |
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3 or more |
6 points |
8 points |
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1 or 2 |
4 points |
7 points |
b) Number of Trains
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NO. OF DAILY TRAINS DURING SCHOOL CROSSING PERIODS |
POINTS |
|
4 or more |
7 |
|
3 |
6 |
|
2 |
5 |
|
1 |
4 |
(Source: Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 16534, effective December 18, 2001)