N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1685: All vehicles must stop or yield at certain railroad grade crossings where a stop or yield sign is erected

§ 1685. All vehicles must stop or yield at certain railroad grade

crossings where a stop or yield sign is erected. The state

transportation commissioner, with respect to state highways, and local

authorities with respect to local streets within their jurisdiction,

with the approval of the state transportation commissioner are hereby

authorized to install a stop or yield sign at any highway-railroad

crossings within their respective jurisdictions.

The design and place and manner of installation of such signs shall

conform to the manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic

control devices adopted by the state transportation commissioner.

Whenever any such crossing is so designated and a stop or yield sign

is installed, it shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to fail

to stop or yield within fifty feet but not less than fifteen feet from

such railroad tracks before traversing such crossing. The failure to

erect, or the erection of, or failure to replace or maintain such signs

shall not be a basis for any action of negligence against a municipality

or the state nor a basis of a defense by a railroad in an action based

on negligence against a railroad.