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Chapter 16 — Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Cypress Municipal Code Art. XIV Trains
Cypress Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · Cypress
Cite as: Cypress Municipal Code Article XIV · Text as of 2026-10-05
§ 16-83. Unlawful to drive under, around or through closed railroad crossing barrier.¶
No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
(Ord. No. 364, § 2)
§ 16-84. Trains not to block grade crossings for more than five minutes; exception for…¶
No person shall cause or permit any railway train or railway cars or similar vehicle on rails to stop or stand or to be operated in such a manner as to prevent the use of any street for the purposes of travel for a period of time longer than five minutes, except that this provision shall not apply to railway trains, cars or similar vehicles on rails while blocking or obstructing a crossing because of an accident which requires the operator of the train, car or similar vehicle on rails to stop at or near the scene of the accident.
(Ord. No. 364, § 2)
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