Victorian Consolidated Regulations

ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2017 - REG 123

A driver must not enter a level crossing if—

        (a)     warning lights (for example, twin red lights or rotating red lights) are operating or warning bells are ringing; or

        (b)     a gate, boom or barrier at the crossing is closed or is opening or closing; or

        (c)     a train or tram is on or entering the crossing; or

        (d)     a train or tram approaching the crossing can be seen from the crossing, or is sounding a warning, and there would be a danger of a collision with the train or tram if the driver entered the crossing; or

        (e)     the driver cannot drive through the crossing because the crossing, or a road beyond the crossing, is blocked.

Penalty:     In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;

In the case of a body corporate, 120 penalty units.

Examples for paragraph (e)

The crossing, or a road beyond the crossing, may be blocked by congested traffic, a disabled vehicle, a collision between vehicles or between a vehicle and a pedestrian, or by stock on the road.

Notes

1     A body corporate may be guilty of the offence by force of section 84BC of the Road Safety Act 1986 .

2     "Approaching", enter , tram and twin red lights are defined in the dictionary.