New York § 53-B - 53-BRinging bells and blowing whistles at crossings
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§ 53-B. 53-BRinging bells and blowing whistles at crossings
§ 53-b. Ringing bells and blowing whistles at crossings. A person acting as engineer, driving a locomotive on any railway in this state, who fails to ring the bell, or sound the whistle, upon such locomotive, or cause the same to be rung or sounded, at least eighty rods from any place where such railway crosses a traveled road or street on the same level, except in cities, or to continue the ringing of such bell or sounding such whistle at intervals, until such locomotive and the train to which the locomotive is attached shall have completely crossed such road or street is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 53-B ("53-BRinging bells and blowing whistles at crossings") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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