95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2182


 
Introduced 2/14/2008, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














625 ILCS 5/11-1202
  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1202







    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.  Requires a driver of a school bus to open the service door and driver's window before crossing a railroad track or tracks.
















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A BILL FOR









 











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    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by changing 
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Section 11-1202 as follows:
 



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    (625 ILCS 5/11-1202)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1202)


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    Sec. 11-1202. Certain vehicles must stop at all railroad 
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grade
crossings.

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    (a) The driver of any of the following vehicles shall, 
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before
crossing a railroad track or tracks at grade, stop such 
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vehicle within 50
feet but not less than 15 feet from the 
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nearest rail and, while so stopped,
shall listen and look for 
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the approach of a train and shall not proceed
until such 
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movement can be made with safety:


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        1. Any second division vehicle carrying passengers for 
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    hire;


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        2. Any bus that meets all of the special requirements 
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    for school buses in
Sections 12-801, 12-803, and 12-805 of 
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    this Code. The driver of the bus, in addition to complying 
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    with all other applicable requirements of this subsection 
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    (a), must also (i) turn off all noise producing 
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    accessories, including heater blowers, defroster fans, 
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    auxiliary fans, and radios, and (ii) open the service door 
 


 






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    and driver's window, before crossing a railroad track or 
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    tracks;


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        3. Any other vehicle which is required by Federal or 
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    State law to be
placarded when carrying as a cargo or part 
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    of a cargo hazardous material as
defined in the "Illinois 
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    Hazardous Materials Transportation Act".

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    After stopping as required in this Section, the driver 
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shall proceed only in
a gear not requiring a change of gears 
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during the crossing, and the driver
shall not shift gears while 
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crossing the track or tracks.

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    (b) This Section shall not apply:


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        1. At any railroad grade crossing where traffic is 
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    controlled by a police
officer or flagperson;


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        2. At any railroad grade crossing controlled by a 
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    functioning
traffic-control signal transmitting a green 
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    indication which, under law,
permits the vehicle to proceed 
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    across the railroad tracks without slowing
or stopping, 
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    except that subsection (a) shall apply to
any school bus;


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        3. At any streetcar grade crossing within a business or

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    residence district; or


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        4. At any abandoned, industrial or spur track railroad 
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    grade
crossing designated as exempt by the Illinois 
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    Commerce Commission and
marked with an official sign as 
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    authorized in the State Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control 
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    Devices for Streets and Highways.

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(Source: P.A. 94-519, eff. 8-10-05.)