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| 1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sections 11-1421 and 12-602 as follows:
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| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/11-1421) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1421)
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| 7 | Sec. 11-1421. Conditions for operating ambulances and | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | rescue vehicles.
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| 9 | (a) No person shall operate an ambulance or rescue vehicle
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| 10 | in a manner not conforming to the motor vehicle laws
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| 11 | regulations of this State or of any political subdivision of | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | this State
as such laws and regulations apply to motor vehicles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | in
general, unless in compliance with the following conditions:
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| 14 | 1. The person operating the ambulance shall be either | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | responding to a
bona fide emergency call or specifically | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | directed by a licensed physician
to disregard traffic laws | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | in operating the ambulance during and for the
purpose of | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | the specific trip or journey that is involved;
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| 19 | 2. The ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be equipped | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | with a siren
producing
an audible signal of an intensity of | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | at least 100 decibels, but not to exceed 101 decibels at a | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | distance of 50 feet
from the siren, and with a lamp or | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | lamps emitting an oscillating, rotating
or flashing red | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | beam directed in part toward the front of the vehicle, and
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| 2 | these lamps shall have sufficient intensity to be visible | ||||||
| 3 | at 500 feet in
normal sunlight, and in addition to other | ||||||
| 4 | lighting requirements, excluding
those vehicles operated | ||||||
| 5 | in counties with a population in excess of 2,000,000,
may | ||||||
| 6 | also operate with a lamp or lamps emitting an oscillating, | ||||||
| 7 | rotating, or
flashing
green light;
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| 8 | 3. The aforesaid siren and lamp or lamps shall be in | ||||||
| 9 | operation at all
times when it is reasonably necessary to | ||||||
| 10 | warn pedestrians and other drivers
of the approach thereof | ||||||
| 11 | during such trip or journey;
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| 12 | 4. Whenever the ambulance or rescue vehicle is operated | ||||||
| 13 | at a speed in
excess of 40 miles per hour, the ambulance or | ||||||
| 14 | rescue vehicle shall be operated
in complete conformance | ||||||
| 15 | with every other motor vehicle law and regulation
of this | ||||||
| 16 | State and of the political subdivision in which the | ||||||
| 17 | ambulance or
rescue vehicle is operated, relating to the | ||||||
| 18 | operation of motor vehicles,
as such provision applies to | ||||||
| 19 | motor vehicles in
general, except laws and regulations | ||||||
| 20 | pertaining to compliance with official
traffic-control | ||||||
| 21 | devices or to vehicular operation upon the right half of
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| 22 | the roadway; and
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| 23 | 5. The ambulance shall display registration plates | ||||||
| 24 | identifying the vehicle
as an ambulance.
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| 25 | (b) The foregoing provisions do not relieve the driver of | ||||||
| 26 | an ambulance
or rescue vehicle from the duty of driving with | ||||||
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| 1 | due regard for the safety
of all persons, nor do such | ||||||
| 2 | provisions protect the driver from the consequences
resulting | ||||||
| 3 | from the reckless disregard for the safety of others.
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| 4 | (Source: P.A. 88-517.)
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| 5 | (625 ILCS 5/12-602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-602)
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| 6 | Sec. 12-602. Mufflers, prevention of noise.
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| 7 | (a) Every motor vehicle driven or operated upon the | ||||||
| 8 | highways of this State
shall at all times be equipped with an | ||||||
| 9 | adequate muffler or exhaust system
in constant operation and | ||||||
| 10 | properly maintained to prevent any excessive or
unusual noise. | ||||||
| 11 | No such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a
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| 12 | cutout, bypass or similar device. No person shall modify the | ||||||
| 13 | exhaust system
of a motor vehicle in a manner which will | ||||||
| 14 | amplify or increase the noise of
such vehicle above that | ||||||
| 15 | emitted by the muffler originally installed on the
vehicle, and | ||||||
| 16 | such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements
of | ||||||
| 17 | this Section.
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| 18 | (b) No person shall drive or operate a motorcycle with a | ||||||
| 19 | noise level intensity at a distance of 50 feet from the | ||||||
| 20 | centerline of the lane of travel that exceeds: | ||||||
| 21 | (1) 80 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of 35 | ||||||
| 22 | miles per hour or less; | ||||||
| 23 | (2) 82 decibels when driving or operating a motorcycle | ||||||
| 24 | on a grade exceeding 3% on a highway with a speed limit of | ||||||
| 25 | 35 miles per hour or less; or | ||||||
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| 1 | (3) 86 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of more | ||||||
| 2 | than 35 miles per hour. | ||||||
| 3 | A violation of this subsection (b) shall be punishable by a | ||||||
| 4 | maximum fine of $75 for a first offense, a maximum fine of $150 | ||||||
| 5 | for a second offense, and impoundment of the motorcycle for a | ||||||
| 6 | third or subsequent offense. | ||||||
| 7 | (Source: P.A. 77-37.)
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| 8 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 9 | becoming law.
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