his section, the driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, or of any school bus carrying any school child, or of any vehicle carrying any explosive or flammable liquid as a cargo or part of a cargo, before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall stop that vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along the track for any approaching train, and for signals indicating the approach of a train, and shall not proceed until he can do so safely. 2. After stopping as required in this section and upon proceeding when it is safe to do so, the driver of any such vehicle shall cross only in a gear of the vehicle that there will be no necessity for changing gears while traversing the crossing and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks. 3. When stopping is required at a railroad crossing the driver shall keep as far to the right of the highway as possible and shall not form two lanes of traffic unless the highway is marked for four or more lanes of traffic. 4. No such stop need be made at a railroad crossing: (a) Where a police officer or official traffic-control device controls the movement of traffic. (b) Which is marked with a device indicating that the crossing is abandoned. (c) Which is a streetcar crossing or is used exclusively for industrial switching purposes within an area designated as a business district. (d) Which is marked with a sign identifying it as an exempt crossing. Signs identifying a crossing as exempt may be erected only: (1) If the tracks are an industrial or spur line; (2) By or with the consent of the appropriate state or local authority which has jurisdiction over the road; and (3) After the State or the local authority has held a public hearing to determine whether the crossing should be designated an exempt crossing. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1495; A 1979, 1117) NRS 484.355 Moving heavy equipment at grade crossing of railroad. 1. It is unlawful for any person to operate or move any crawler-type tractor, power shovel, derrick, roller, or any vehicle, equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of 10 or less miles per hour or a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half inch per foot of the distance between any two adjacent axles or in any event of less than 9 inches, measured above the level surface of a highway, upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section. 2. Before making any such crossing the person operating or moving any such vehicle or equipment shall first stop the same not less than 15 feet nor more than 50 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along such track for any approaching train and for signals indicating the approach of a train, and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely. 3. No such crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagman or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car. If a flagman is provided by the railroad, movement over the crossing shall be under his direction. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1494) NRS 484.356 Stop required in obedience to direction or traffic-control signal of school crossing guard; penalty. 1. The driver of a vehicle: (a) Shall stop in obedience to the direction or traffic-control signal of a school crossing guard; and (b) Shall not proceed until the highway is clear of all persons, including, without limitation, the school crossing guard. 2. A person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. 3. As used in this section, “school crossing guard” means a volunteer or paid employee of a local authority, local law enforcement agency or school district whose duties include assisting pupils to cross a highway. (Added to NRS by 2003, 364) NRS 484.357 Overtaking and passing school bus; penalty. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the driver of any vehicle upon a highway, street or road, when meeting or overtaking, from either direction, any school bus, equipped with signs and signals required by law, which has stopped on the highway, street or road to receive or discharge any pupil and is displaying a flashing red light signal visible from the front and rear, shall bring his vehicle to an immediate stop and shall not attempt to overtake or proceed past the school bus until the flashing red signal ceases operation. 2. The driver of a vehicle upon a divided highway need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus which is positioned in the other roadway. The driver of a vehicle need not stop upon meeting or passing a school bus where traffic is controlled by a traffic officer. 3. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and: (a) For a third or any subsequent offense within 2 years after the most recent offense, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 and his driver’s license must be suspended for not more than 1 year. (b) For a second offense within 1 year after the first offense, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500 and his driver’s license must be suspended for 6 months. (c) For a first offense or any subsequent offense for which a punishment is not provided for in paragraph (a) or (b), shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1506; A 1975, 825; 1991, 276; 1997, 3060) NRS 484.358 Report by driver of school bus of violation of NRS 484.357; submission of report to school district and Department; provision of notice to owner of vehicle. 1. The driver of a school bus who observes a violation of NRS 484.357 may prepare a report of the violation. The report must be signed by the driver and include: (a) The date, time and approximate location of the violation; (b) The number and state of issuance of the license plate of the vehicle whose driver committed the violation; and (c) An identification of the vehicle by type and color. 2. The driver of a school bus who prepares a report pursuant to subsection 1 shall, within 2 working days after the violation, send the report to the superintendent of his school district and a copy to the Department, which shall thereupon mail to the last known registered owner of the vehicle a notice containing: (a) The information included in the report; (b) The provisions of NRS 484.357; and (c) An explanation that the notice is not a citation but a warning of the seriousness of the violation. (Added to NRS by 1997, 3060) NRS 484.359 Administrative roadblock: Establishment; minimum requirements. 1. The police officers in this State may establish, in their respective jurisdictions, administrative roadblocks upon the highways of this State for any lawful purpose other than identifying the occupants of a vehicle or because of the existence of an emergency. 2. To warn and protect the traveling public, administrative roadblocks established by police officers must meet the following requirements: (a) The administrative roadblock must be established at a point on the highway clearly visible to approaching traffic at a distance of not less than 100 yards in either direction. (b) At the point of the administrative roadblock, a sign must be placed near the centerline of the highway displaying the word “Stop” in letters of sufficient size and luminosity to be readable at a distance of not less than 50 yards in the direction affected by the roadblock, either in daytime or darkness. (c) At the same point of the administrative roadblock, at least one

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