Grade Crossings Regulations — 1
Definitions 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Advisory Speed Tab sign means the sign referred to in article 8.2.1 of the Grade Crossings Standards. ( panonceau Vitesse recommandée ) average annual daily railway movements means the number of movements of engines, or engines coupled with railway equipment, across a grade crossing in a year, divided by the number of days in that year. ( moyenne annuelle de mouvements ferroviaires quotidiens ) average annual daily traffic means the number of motor vehicles that cross a grade crossing in a year, divided by the number of days in that year. ( débit journalier moyen annuel ) crossing surface means the part of a road that lies between the ends of a railway tie and that has the width shown in Figure 5-1 of the Grade Crossings Standards. ( surface de croisement ) cross-product means the product of the average annual daily railway movements and the average annual daily traffic. ( produit vectoriel ) design vehicle means one of the vehicles shown in Figures 1.2.4.1 to 1.2.4.11 of the Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads , published by the Transportation Association of Canada and dated September 1999. ( véhicule type ) Emergency Notification sign means the sign referred to in article 8.5 of the Grade Crossings Standards. ( panneau Avis d’urgence ) existing grade crossing means a grade crossing for which actual construction is started before November 28, 2014. ( passage à niveau existant ) grade crossing means a road crossing at grade, or two or more road crossings at grade where the lines of railway are not separated by more than 30 m. ( passage à niveau ) Grade Crossings Standards means the Grade Crossings Standards published by the Department of Transport and dated January 1, 2019. (Normes sur les passages à niveau) high-priority grade crossing means a public grade crossing with average annual daily railway movements of 10 or more and a railway design speed of 97 km/h (60 mph) or more. ( passage à niveau de priorité élevée ) new grade crossing means a grade crossing for which actual construction is started on or after November 28, 2014. ( nouveau passage à niveau ) Number of Tracks sign means the sign referred to in article 8.1.2 of the Grade Crossings Standards and, for the purposes of sections 58 and 73 , the sign referred to in article 4 of Part B of those Standards. ( panneau Nombre de voies ferrées ) Prepare to Stop at Railway Crossing sign means the sign referred to in article 18.1 of the Grade Crossings Standards. ( panneau Préparez-vous à arrêter à un passage à niveau ) private authority means a person, other than a road authority, who has a right with respect to a private grade crossing. ( autorité privée ) private grade crossing means a grade crossing that is not a public grade crossing. ( passage à niveau privé ) public grade crossing means a grade crossing whose road is opened or maintained by a road authority and is designed for public use. ( passage à niveau public ) Railway Crossing Ahead sign means the sign referred to in article 8.2.1 of the Grade Crossings Standards. ( panneau Signal avancé d’un passage à niveau ) Railway Crossing sign means the sign and post referred to in article 8.1.1 of the Grade Crossings Standards and, for the purposes of sections 58 and 73 , the sign referred to in article 4 of Part B of those Standards. ( panneau Passage à niveau ) railway design speed means the railway equipment speed that corresponds to the current design of the grade crossing. ( vitesse de référence sur la voie ferrée ) road approach means the part of a road, other than the crossing surface, that lies between the point that marks the start of the stopping sight distance and the point that marks the front of a design vehicle when it is past the clearance point as shown in Figure 10-1 of the Grade Crossings Standards. ( abord routier ) road crossing design speed means the motor vehicle speed that corresponds to the current design of the grade cross