Current textIn force on Oct. 1, 2016Source: annual CFR editions 2013–2016
§ 392.12 Highway-rail crossings; safe clearance.
Current wording, in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2013.
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49 CFR § 392.12 — Highway-rail crossings; safe clearance.. Text in force on October 1, 2016. This wording effective October 1, 2013 to present. Source: govinfo, 2016 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2016-title49-vol5/CFR-2016-title49-vol5-sec392-12. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/392.12?asof=2016-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
No driver of a commercial motor vehicle shall drive onto a highway-rail grade crossing without having sufficient space to drive completely through the crossing without stopping.
[78 FR 58923, Sept. 25, 2013]
Amendment history
2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996- [78 FR 58923, Sept. 25, 2013]
- Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 1998annual edition 1996
A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.