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2005 Illinois 625 ILCS 5/ Illinois Vehicle Code. Article XIV - Miscellaneous Laws
(625 ILCS 5/11‑1401) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1401)
Sec. 11‑1401.
Unattended motor vehicles.
No person driving or in charge of
a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the
engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the
ignition, effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any
perceptible grade, turning the front
wheels to the curb or side of the highway.
(Source: P.A. 79‑1069)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1402) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1402)
Sec. 11‑1402.
Limitations on backing.
(a) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement
can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(b) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder
or roadway of any
controlled‑access highway.
(Source: P.A. 79‑1069.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1403) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1403)
Sec. 11‑1403.
Riding on motorcycles.
(a) A person operating a
motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached
thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any
other person ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to
carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the
permanent and regular seat if designed for 2 persons, or upon another seat
firmly attached to the motorcycle at the rear or side of the operator.
(b) A person shall ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting astride the
seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the motorcycle.
(c) No person shall operate any motorcycle with handlebars higher than
the height of the shoulders of the operator when the operator is seated in
the normal driving position astride that portion of the seat or saddle
occupied by the operator.
(Source: P.A. 84‑602.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1403.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1403.1)
Sec. 11‑1403.1.
Riding on motorized pedalcycles.
(a) The operator of a
motorized pedalcycle shall ride only astride the permanent and regular seat
attached thereto, and shall not permit 2 persons to ride thereon at the
same time, unless the motorized pedalcycle is designed to carry 2 persons;
any motorized pedalcycle designed for 2 persons must be equipped with a
passenger seat and footrests for use of a passenger.
(b) The provisions of Article XV shall be applicable to the operation
of motorized pedalcycles, except for those provisions which by their nature
can have no application to motorized pedalcycles.
(Source: P.A. 85‑830.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1403.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1403.2)
Sec. 11‑1403.2.
No person shall operate a motorcycle, motor driven
cycle, or motorized pedalcycle on one wheel.
(Source: P.A. 85‑830.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1403.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1403.3)
Sec. 11‑1403.3.
Intercom helmets.
Any driver of a vehicle defined in
Section 1‑145.001, 1‑147, or 1‑148.2 of this Code may use a
helmet
equipped with
an electronic intercom system permitting 2‑way vocal communication with
drivers of any such vehicles or passengers on such vehicles.
(Source: P.A. 90‑89, eff. 1‑1‑98.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1404)
Sec. 11‑1404.
Special equipment for persons riding motorcycles, motor
driven cycles or motorized pedalcycles.
(a) The operator of a motorcycle, motor
driven cycle or motorized pedalcycle and every passenger thereon shall be
protected by glasses, goggles or a transparent shield.
(b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, and transparent
shields are defined as follows:
"Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or sunglasses worn
before the eye, made of shatter‑resistant material.
Shatter‑resistant material, as used in this Section, means material so
manufactured, fabricated, or
created that it substantially prevents shattering or flying when struck or
broken.
"Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the predominant function of
which is protecting the eyes without obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles
shall provide protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form a
complete seal with the face.
"Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the front of a motorcycle
that extends above the eyes when an operator is seated in the normal, upright
riding position, made of shatter‑resistant material, or a shatter‑resistant
protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face at least to a
point approximately to the tip of the nose.
(c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection devices.
(Source: P.A. 89‑271, eff. 1‑1‑96.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1405) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1405)
Sec. 11‑1405.
Required equipment on motorcycles.
Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a sidecar or enclosed
cab, shall be equipped with footrests for such passenger.
(Source: P.A. 84‑602.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1406) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1406)
Sec. 11‑1406.
Obstruction of driver's view or driving mechanism.
(a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there
are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct
the view of
the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the
driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(b) No passenger in a vehicle or streetcar shall ride in such position as
to interfere with the driver's or motorman's view ahead or to the sides, or
to interfere with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle or
streetcar.
(c) No passenger on a school bus may ride or stand in a position as to
interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the side or to the rear, or to
interfere with his control of the driving mechanism of the bus.
(Source: P.A. 79‑1069.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1407) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1407)
Sec. 11‑1407.
Opening and closing vehicle doors.
No person shall open the door of a vehicle on the side available to
moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, and can be
done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor shall any
person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving
traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload
passengers.
(Source: P.A. 79‑1069.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1408) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1408)
Sec. 11‑1408.
Riding in house trailers.
No person or persons shall occupy
a house trailer, travel trailer while it is being towed upon a public highway.
(Source: P.A. 81‑969.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1409) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1409)
Sec. 11‑1409.
Driving on mountain highways.
The driver of a motor vehicle traveling through defiles or canyons or on
mountain highways shall hold such motor vehicle under control and as near
the right‑hand edge of the roadway as reasonably possible and,
except when driving entirely to the right of the center of the roadway,
shall give audible warning with the horn of such
motor vehicle upon approaching any curve where the view is obstructed within
a distance of 200 feet along the highway.
(Source: P.A. 79‑1069.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1410) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1410)
Sec. 11‑1410.
Coasting prohibited.
(a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall
not coast with the gears or transmission of such vehicle in neutral.
(b) The driver of a truck or bus when traveling
upon a down grade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.
(Source: P.A. 79‑1069.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1411) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1411)
Sec. 11‑1411.
Following fire apparatus prohibited.
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not
follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than
500 feet or stop such vehicle within 500 feet of any fire
apparatus stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
(Source: P.A. 79‑1069.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1412)
Sec. 11‑1412.
Crossing fire hose.
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire
department when laid down on any street, private road or driveway to be
used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire
department official in command.
(Source: P. A. 76‑1736.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1412.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1412.1)
Sec. 11‑1412.1.
Driving upon sidewalk.
No person shall drive any vehicle
upon a sidewalk or
sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary
driveway. This Section does not apply to any vehicle moved exclusively
by human power, to any electric personal assistive mobility device, nor to
any motorized wheelchair.
Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to limit
or preempt the authority of any home rule or non‑home rule unit of local
government from regulating or prohibiting the use of electric personal
assistive mobility devices.
(Source: P.A. 92‑868, eff. 6‑1‑03.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1412.2)
Sec. 11‑1412.2.
Operating an electric personal assistive mobility device
on a public sidewalk. A person may not operate an electric personal assistive
mobility device upon a public sidewalk at a speed greater than 8 miles per
hour.
Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to limit or preempt the authority of
any home rule or non‑home rule unit of local government from regulating or
prohibiting the use of electric personal assistive mobility devices.
(Source: P.A. 92‑868, eff. 6‑1‑03.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1413)
Sec. 11‑1413.
Depositing material on highway prohibited.
(a) No person shall throw, spill or deposit upon any highway any bottle,
glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, or any litter (as defined in Section 3 of
the Litter Control Act).
(b) Any person who violates subsection (a) upon any highway shall
immediately remove such material or cause it to be removed.
(c) Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway
shall remove any glass or other debris, except any hazardous substance as
defined in Section 3.215 of the Environmental Protection Act,
hazardous waste as defined in Section 3.220 of the Environmental
Protection Act, and potentially infectious medical waste as defined in Section
3.360 of the Environmental Protection Act, dropped upon the
highway from such vehicle.
(Source: P.A. 92‑574, eff. 6‑26‑02.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1414.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1414.1)
Sec. 11‑1414.1.
School transportation of students.
(a) Every student
enrolled in grade 12 or below in any entity listed in paragraph (a) of Section
1‑182 of this Code who is transported in a second division motor vehicle
owned or operated by or for that entity, in connection with any official
activity
of such entity, must be transported in a school bus or a bus described in
subparagraph (1) of paragraph (b) of Section 1‑182.
(b) This Section shall not apply to any second division vehicle being
used by such entity in a parade, homecoming or similar school activity, nor
to a motor vehicle designed for the transportation of not less than 7
nor more than 16 persons while that vehicle is being operated by or for a
public or private primary or secondary school, including any primary or
secondary school operated by a religious institution, for the purpose of
transporting not more than 15 students to and from interscholastic athletic
or other interscholastic or school sponsored activities.
(Source: P.A. 89‑132, eff. 7‑14‑95.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1415) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1415)
Sec. 11‑1415.
School buses stopping, loading
and discharging passengers on one‑way roadways on highways having 4
or more lanes. (a) A school bus traveling on a one‑way roadway
or a highway having 4 or more lanes for vehicular traffic shall stop for
the loading or discharging of passengers only on the right side of the
highway. If the highway has 4 or more lanes and permits traffic to operate
in both directions, the school bus shall load or discharge only those
passengers whose residences are located
to the right of the highway.
The routes of school buses shall be so arranged that no child shall be
required to cross a highway of 4 or more lanes
to board a school bus or to reach such child's residence after
leaving the school bus. A school child in an urban area shall cross
a highway only at a crossing for pedestrians, except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this Section.
(b) With respect to school children crossing a highway at other than
a pedestrian crossing, this Section shall not apply when children are
escorted or controlled by competent persons designated by the school
authorities or by police officers.
(Source: P.A. 83‑905.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1416) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1416)
Sec. 11‑1416.
Obstructing person in highways.
No person shall wilfully and unnecessarily hinder, obstruct
or delay, or wilfully and unnecessarily attempt to delay,
hinder or obstruct any other person in lawfully driving or traveling
along or upon any highway within this State or offer for
barter or sale merchandise on said highway so as to interfere with the
effective movement of traffic.
(Source: P.A. 80‑911.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1417) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1417)
Sec. 11‑1417.
Travel regulated.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or cause to be driven a
vehicle of any description in or upon any portion of the highway
immediately after the same has been dragged and before such portion of the
highway shall have partially dried out or frozen; provided, that nothing in
this Section shall apply in those instances where it is impossible to drive
with safety at one side of said dragged portion of the road, or where a
vehicle does not make a rut on such dragged portion of the road, injurious
to the work accomplished by use of the road drag or where a vehicle does
not make a rut nearer than nine (9) feet from the center of the dragged
portion of the road.
(Source: P.A. 76‑1586.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1418) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1418)
Sec. 11‑1418.
Farm tractor operation regulated.
No person shall operate a farm tractor on a highway unless the
tractor
is being used as an implement of husbandry in connection with farming
operations.
For the purpose of this Section, use of a farm tractor as an implement
of husbandry in connection with farming operations shall be deemed to
include use of the tractor in connection with the transportation
of
agricultural products and of farm machinery, equipment and supplies as well
as transportation of the implement of husbandry from its place of purchase to
its place
of storage, in connection with the obtaining of
repairs of the implement of husbandry, and the towing of a
registered
truck not more than 8,000
pounds for use as return transportation after the tractor is left at the
place of work or repair.
(Source: P.A. 87‑1028.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1419) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1419)
Sec. 11‑1419.
Operation of motor vehicles ‑ Duration ‑ Exceptions.
It is unlawful for any owner to require, permit or allow any
operator of any of his motor vehicles of the second division to operate any
such motor vehicle for a longer period than 10 hours following 8
consecutive hours off‑duty or drive for any period after having been on
duty 15 hours following 8 consecutive hours off‑duty, or to be or remain on
duty more than 60 hours in any 7 consecutive days, and whenever any such
operator has operated such motor vehicle for 10 hours following 8
consecutive hours off‑duty or has been on duty 15 hours following 8
consecutive hours off‑duty, he or she shall be relieved and not required,
permitted or allowed again to operate any such motor vehicle
until he or she has had at least 8 consecutive hours off‑duty. The Department of
State Police shall fix by general rule or temporary order the
circumstances and regulations under which in case of emergency or unusual
temporary demands for transportation any such operator may be permitted to
operate any such motor vehicle or to stay on duty for longer periods of
time than set by this Section.
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any public utility in
the operation of any motor vehicle not for hire in case of emergency or in
case of unusual temporary necessity for transportation of persons or
property or safeguarding of vehicles and their loads, nor shall such
provisions apply to operation of any motor vehicle as a part of the
agricultural operations of canning, packing or freezing establishments
engaged in the growing and processing of perishable fruits and vegetables,
including the hauling of such products between fields and such canning,
packing or freezing establishments and between such establishments, nor
shall such provisions apply to operation of any motor vehicle being used
for transportation of construction materials or equipment to, on or from
construction sites within a radius of 50 miles of such construction
sites, nor to driver sales persons operating within a radius
of 50 miles of their principal place of business.
(Source: P.A. 84‑1308.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1419.01) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1419.01)
Sec. 11‑1419.01.
Operating without a valid single trip permit.
If a single
trip permit is
required by Section 13a.5 of the
Motor Fuel Tax Law, a motor carrier shall not operate in
Illinois without a single
trip permit issued by the Department of Revenue or its agents.
If a
commercial motor vehicle is found operating in Illinois without displaying a
required valid single trip permit, the operator is guilty of a petty
offense as provided in Section 13a.6 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law.
(Source: P.A. 88‑669, eff. 11‑29‑94; 89‑399, eff. 8‑20‑95.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1419.02) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1419.02)
Sec. 11‑1419.02.
Failure to display a valid motor fuel use tax license.
(a) If required by Section 13a.4 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law,
every valid motor
fuel use tax license, or an authorized reproduction, shall at all times be
carried in the cab of the vehicle. The operator shall display the license or
reproduction upon
demand of a police officer or agent of the Department of Revenue. An operator
who
fails to display a valid motor fuel use tax license is guilty of a petty
offense as provided in Section 13a.6 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law.
(b) As used in this Section:
"Display" means the
manual surrender of
the motor fuel use tax license into the hands of the demanding officer or agent
for inspection.
"Motor fuel use tax license" means a motor
fuel
use tax license issued by the Department of Revenue or by any member
jurisdiction under
the International Fuel Tax Agreement, or a valid 30 day International Fuel Tax
Agreement temporary permit.
(Source: P.A. 88‑669, eff. 11‑29‑94; 89‑399, eff. 8‑20‑95.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1419.03)
Sec. 11‑1419.03.
Failure to Display Valid External Motor Fuel Use Tax
Decals.
(a) Except as provided in the Motor Fuel Tax Law, a
motor carrier
shall not operate or cause to be operated a commercial motor vehicle upon
the
highways of this State unless there is properly affixed to that commercial
vehicle 2 valid external motor use tax decals required by
Section 13a.4 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law. An operator who operates a commercial
motor
vehicle without 2 properly displayed valid external motor
fuel use tax decals is guilty of a petty offense as provided in Section 13a.6
of the Motor Fuel Tax Law. A valid 30‑day International
Fuel Tax Agreement temporary permit may be displayed instead of decals during
the temporary period specified on the permit.
(b) As used in this Section:
"Properly displayed" means 2
motor fuel use tax decals, one placed on each side of the exterior
of the cab. In the case of transporters, manufacturers,
dealers, or
driveaway operations, the decals need not be permanently
affixed but may be
temporarily displayed in a visible manner on the exterior sides of the cab.
"Commercial motor vehicle" means a motor
vehicle used, designed, or maintained for the transportation of people or
property and either having 2 axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered
gross vehicle weight exceeding 26,000 pounds or 11,793 kilograms, or having
3 or more axles regardless of weight, or that is used in combination, when
the weight of the combination exceeds 26,000 pounds or 11,793 kilograms gross
vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight except for motor vehicles
operated by this State or the United States, recreational vehicles, school
buses, and commercial motor vehicles operated solely within this State for
which all motor fuel is purchased within this State.
"Motor carrier" means any
person who operates or causes to be operated any commercial motor vehicle on
any highway within this State.
(Source: P.A. 88‑669, eff. 11‑29‑94; 89‑399, eff. 8‑20‑95.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1419.04)
Sec. 11‑1419.04.
Failure to carry a manifest.
Any person who acts as a
motor carrier and who fails to carry a manifest as provided in Section 5.5 of
the Motor Fuel Tax Law is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. For each subsequent
offense, the person is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 89‑399, eff. 8‑20‑95.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1419.05)
Sec. 11‑1419.05.
A motor carrier shall not operate or cause to be
operated a commercial motor vehicle upon the highways of this State with a
revoked motor fuel use tax license. Any person who operates a commercial
motor vehicle with a revoked motor fuel use tax license is guilty of a petty
offense as provided in Section 13a.6 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law.
When a commercial motor vehicle is found to be operating in Illinois
with a revoked motor fuel use tax license, the vehicle shall be placed out of
service and not allowed to operate in Illinois until the motor fuel use tax
license is reinstated.
(Source: P.A. 91‑173, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1420) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1420)
Sec. 11‑1420.
Funeral processions.
(a) Funeral processions have the right‑of‑way at intersections when
vehicles comprising such procession have their headlights lighted,
subject
to the following conditions and exceptions:
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(b) The operator of a vehicle not in the funeral procession shall not
drive his vehicle in the funeral procession except when authorized to do so
by a traffic officer or when such vehicle is an authorized emergency
vehicle giving audible or visible signal.
(c) Operators of vehicles not a part of a funeral procession may not
form a procession or convoy and have their headlights lighted
for the
purpose of securing the right‑of‑way granted by this Section to funeral
processions.
(d) The operator of a vehicle not in a funeral procession may overtake
and pass the vehicles in such procession if such overtaking and passing can
be accomplished without causing a traffic hazard or interfering with such
procession.
(e) The lead vehicle in the funeral procession may be equipped with a
flashing amber light which may be used only when such vehicle is used as a
lead vehicle in such procession. Vehicles comprising a funeral procession
may utilize funeral pennants or flags or windshield stickers or flashing
hazard warning signal flashers to identify
the individual vehicles in such a procession.
(Source: P.A. 90‑58, eff. 1‑1‑98.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1421) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1421)
Sec. 11‑1421.
Conditions for operating ambulances and rescue vehicles.
(a) No person shall operate an ambulance or rescue vehicle
in a manner not conforming to the motor vehicle laws
and regulations of this State or of any political subdivision of this State
as such laws and regulations apply to motor vehicles in
general, unless in compliance with the following conditions:
1. The person operating the ambulance shall be | ||
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2. The ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be | ||
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3. The aforesaid siren and lamp or lamps shall be in | ||
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4. Whenever the ambulance or rescue vehicle is | ||
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5. The ambulance shall display registration plates | ||
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(b) The foregoing provisions do not relieve the driver of an ambulance
or rescue vehicle from the duty of driving with due regard for the safety
of all persons, nor do such provisions protect the driver from the consequences
resulting from the reckless disregard for the safety of others.
(Source: P.A. 88‑517.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1422) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1422)
Sec. 11‑1422.
Illegal operation of an ambulance or rescue vehicle
‑ Penalty. A person who operates an ambulance or rescue vehicle
in violation of Section 11‑1421 shall be subject to the
penalty prescribed by the applicable law, regulation or ordinance
of this State or any political subdivision thereof.
(Source: P.A. 83‑831.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1423) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1423)
Sec. 11‑1423.
Passengers boarding or exiting a school bus.
(a) At all pick‑up points where it is necessary for a school bus
passenger to cross the roadway to board the bus, the school bus driver
shall signal the awaiting passenger when it is safe to cross the roadway
ahead of the bus.
(b) At all discharge points where it is necessary for a school bus
passenger to cross the roadway, the school bus driver shall direct the
passenger to a point approximately 10 feet in front of the bus on the
shoulder and shall then signal the passenger when it is safe to cross the
roadway.
(Source: P.A. 78‑1244.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1424) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1424)
Sec. 11‑1424.
Operation of a religious organization bus.
(a) No religious organization bus may be operated on any street or highway
unless all passengers, except for supervisory personnel, are seated in
seats permanently mounted to the vehicle, and the aisle of the bus is
kept clean and open.
(b) No religious organization bus may be operated on any street or
highway while carrying more than the manufacturer's rated passenger capacity
for such bus, or at a gross weight in excess of the chassis manufacturer's
gross
vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or gross axle weight rating (GAWR), or in
excess of the weight load ratings of the tires on such bus. For buses
or tires on which the manufacturer has not shown such ratings, by a
label, embossment, molding or equivalent means, the Department shall
provide, or assist in obtaining, the necessary ratings and may publish
such ratings.
(c) In loading or unloading passengers, the religious organization
bus driver shall stop the bus out of the lane of moving traffic at any
bus stop, officially designated as such by government authorities or in
a parking lane on the pavement of the highway or on the shoulder off of
the highway, if wide enough to permit the safe loading or unloading of
passengers. If, however, there is no such bus stop, parking lane or
shoulder within 50 feet of the residence or temporary residence of the
passenger transported or to be transported by the bus or within 50 feet
of the religious facility, the driver may stop the bus on the pavement
of the highway after activating unison amber warning lights for not
less than 200 feet before the bus is brought to a stop and while
passengers are being loaded or unloaded, or if the bus is equipped as a
school bus and meets the requirements of Article VIII of this Act, by
complying with the subsections (b), (c) and (d) of Section 11‑1414.
(d) At all pickup points where it is necessary for a religious
organization bus passenger under the age of 12 years to cross the
roadway to board the bus, a responsible supervisor on the bus shall
personally escort the awaiting passenger when it is safe to cross the
roadway ahead of the bus.
(e) At all discharge points where it is necessary for a religious
organization bus passenger under the age of 12 to cross the roadway, a
responsible supervisor on the bus shall personally escort the passenger
to a point approximately 10 feet in front of the bus on the shoulder and
then, when it is safe to cross the roadway, across the roadway to a
place of safety.
(f) If a school bus is used by a religious organization bus for the
purposes specified in subsection (a) of Section 1‑111.1a and
activates
the visual signals as required by subsections (b), (c) and (d) of
Section 11‑1414 when picking up or discharging passengers, compliance
with subsections (d) and (e) of this Section is optional.
(Source: P.A. 90‑89, eff. 1‑1‑98.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1425) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1425)
Sec. 11‑1425.
Stop when traffic obstructed.
(a) No driver shall enter an
intersection or a marked crosswalk or drive onto any railroad grade
crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the
intersection, crosswalk or railroad grade crossing to accommodate the
vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage of other
vehicles, pedestrians or railroad trains notwithstanding any
traffic‑control signal indication to proceed.
(b) No driver shall enter a highway rail grade crossing unless there is
sufficient space on
the other side of the highway rail grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle
being
operated without obstructing the passage of a train or other railroad equipment
using the
rails, notwithstanding any traffic‑control signal indication to proceed. Any
person found
in violation of subsection (b) shall be subject to a mandatory fine of $500 or
50 hours of
community service.
(c) Local authorities shall impose fines as established in subsection (b)
for persons found
in violation of this Section or any similar local ordinance.
(Source: P.A. 91‑532, eff. 1‑1‑00.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1426) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1426)
Sec. 11‑1426.
Operation of all‑terrain vehicles and off‑highway
motorcycles on streets, roads and highways.
(a) Except as provided under this Section, it shall be unlawful for
any person to drive or operate any all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway
motorcycle upon any street, highway or roadway in this State.
(b) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this Section, all‑terrain
vehicles and off‑highway motorcycles may make a direct crossing provided:
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(c) No person operating an all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle
shall make a direct crossing upon or across any tollroad, interstate
highway, or controlled access highway in this State.
(d) The corporate authorities of a county, road district, township, city,
village, or incorporated town may adopt ordinances or resolutions allowing
all‑terrain vehicles and off‑highway motorcycles to be operated on roadways
under their jurisdiction, designated by signs as may be prescribed by the
Department, when it is necessary to cross a bridge or culvert or when it is
impracticable to gain immediate access to an area adjacent to a highway where
an all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle is to be operated. The
crossing shall be made in the same direction as traffic.
(e) The corporate authorities of a county, road district, township, city,
village, or incorporated town may adopt ordinances or resolutions designating
one or more specific public highways or streets under their jurisdiction as
egress and ingress routes for the use of all‑terrain vehicles and off‑highway
motorcycles. Operation of all‑terrain vehicles and off‑highway motorcycles on
the routes shall be in the same direction as traffic. Corporate authorities
acting under the authority of this subsection (e) shall erect and maintain
signs, as may be prescribed by the Department, giving proper notice of the
designation.
(Source: P.A. 89‑445, eff. 2‑7‑96; 90‑287, eff. 1‑1‑98.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1427)
Sec. 11‑1427.
Illegal operation of an all‑terrain vehicle
or off‑highway motorcycle. It is unlawful for any person to drive
or operate any all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle in the following
ways:
(a) Careless Operation. No person shall operate any all‑terrain vehicle
or off‑highway motorcycle in a careless or heedless manner so as to be
grossly indifferent to the person or property of other persons, or at a
rate of speed greater than will permit him in the exercise of reasonable
care to bring the all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle to a stop
within the assured clear distance ahead.
(b) Reckless Operation. No person shall operate any all‑terrain vehicle
or off‑highway motorcycle in such a manner as to endanger the life, limb or
property of any person.
(c) Within any nature preserve as defined in Section 3.11 of the
Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act.
(d) On the tracks or right of way of an operating railroad.
(e) In any tree nursery or planting in a manner which damages or
destroys growing stock, or creates a substantial risk thereto.
(f) On private property, without the written or verbal consent of the
owner or lessee thereof. Any person operating an all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway
motorcycle upon lands of
another shall stop and identify himself upon the request of the
landowner or his duly authorized representative, and, if requested to do
so by the landowner shall promptly remove the all‑terrain vehicle or
off‑highway motorcycle from the premises.
(g) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an owner, lessee,
or occupant of premises owes no duty of care to keep
the premises safe for entry or use by others for use by an all‑terrain
vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle, or to
give warning of any condition, use, structure or activity
on such premises.
This subsection does not apply where permission to drive or operate an
all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle
is given for a valuable consideration other than to this
State, any political subdivision or municipality of this State, or any
landowner
who is paid with funds from the Off‑Highway Vehicle Trails Fund. In
the case of land leased to the State or a subdivision of the State, any
consideration received is not valuable consideration within the meaning of
this Section.
Nothing in this subsection limits in any way liability which
otherwise exists for willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against
a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity.
(h) On publicly owned lands unless such lands are designated for use by
all‑terrain vehicles or off‑highway motorcycles.
For publicly owned lands to be designated for use by all‑terrain vehicles
or off‑highway motorcycles a public hearing shall be conducted by the
governmental entity that has jurisdiction over the proposed land
prior to the designation.
Nothing in this subsection limits in any way liability which
otherwise exists for willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against
a dangerous condition, use, structure, or activity.
(h‑1) At a rate of speed too fast for conditions, and the fact that the
speed of the all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle does not exceed the
applicable maximum speed
limit allowed does not relieve the driver from the duty to decrease
speed as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle,
or object within legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use
due care.
(h‑2) On the frozen surface of public waters of this State within 100
feet of a person, including a skater, not in or upon an
all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle; within
100 feet of a person engaged in fishing, except at the minimum speed
required to maintain forward movement of the all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway
motorcycle; on an area
which has been cleared of snow for skating purposes unless the area is
necessary for access to the frozen waters of this State.
(h‑3) Within 100 feet of a dwelling between midnight and 6 a.m. at a
speed greater than the minimum required to maintain forward movement of
the all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle. This subdivision (h‑5) does
not
apply on private property
where verbal or written consent of the owner or lessee has been granted
to drive or operate an all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle upon the
private property or frozen waters of this State.
(i) Other Prohibitions.
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(Source: P.A. 90‑14, eff. 9‑1‑97; 90‑287, eff. 1‑1‑98.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1427.1)
Sec. 11‑1427.1.
Operation of an all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway
motorcycle on ice. All‑terrain vehicles and off‑highway motorcycles
may be operated on the frozen waters of this State subject
to the provisions of this Section and the rules of the
Department of Natural Resources.
(Source: P.A. 90‑287, eff. 1‑1‑98.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1427.2)
Sec. 11‑1427.2.
Special all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle
event. Nothing contained in Section 11‑1426, 11‑1427, or 11‑1427.1 shall be
construed to
prohibit any
local authority of this State from designating a special all‑terrain vehicle or
off‑highway motorcycle event.
In such case the provisions of Sections 11‑1426, 11‑1427, and 11‑1427.1 shall
not apply
to
areas or
highways under the jurisdiction of that local authority.
(Source: P.A. 90‑287, eff. 1‑1‑98.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1427.4)
Sec. 11‑1427.4.
Signal from officer to stop.
An all‑terrain vehicle or
off‑highway motorcycle operator, after having received a visual or audible
signal from a law enforcement officer to come to a stop, may not:
(1) operate an all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle in willful or
wanton disregard of the signal to stop;
(2) interfere with or endanger the law enforcement officer or another person
or vehicle; or
(3) increase speed or attempt to flee or elude the officer.
(Source: P.A. 90‑287, eff. 1‑1‑98.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11‑1428) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11‑1428)
Sec. 11‑1428.
Operation of golf carts on streets, roads and highways.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it shall be unlawful
for any person to drive or operate any golf cart
upon any street, highway or roadway in this State.
(b) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this
Section, golf carts
may make a direct crossing over a street, highway or roadway that runs
through a golf course provided:
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(c) No person operating a golf cart shall make a direct crossing upon or
across any highway under the jurisdiction of the State, tollroad,
interstate highway, or controlled access highway in this State.
(d) For purposes of this Section, "golf cart" means a vehicle
specifically designed and intended for the purposes of transporting
one or more persons and their golf clubs or maintenance equipment while
engaged in the playing of golf, supervising the play of golf, or
maintaining the condition of the grounds on a public or private golf course.
(e) Subject to subsection (b),
a municipality, township, county, or other unit of local government may
authorize, by ordinance or resolution, the operation of golf carts on roadways
under their respective jurisdictions. The Department may authorize
the operation of golf carts on the roadways under its jurisdiction.
Before permitting the operation of golf carts on its roadway,
a municipality, township, county, other unit of local government, or the
Department must consider the volume, speed, and character of traffic on the
roadway and determine whether golf carts may safely travel on or cross the
roadway. Upon determining that golf carts may safely operate on a roadway and
the adoption of an ordinance or resolution by a municipality, township, county
or other unit of local government, or authorization by the Department,
appropriate signs shall be posted.
If a roadway is under the jurisdiction of more than one unit of government,
golf carts may not be operated on the roadway unless each
unit of government
agrees and takes action as provided in this subsection.
No golf cart may be operated on a roadway unless, at a minimum, it has
the following: brakes, a steering apparatus, tires, a rearview mirror, red
reflectorized warning devices in the front and rear, a slow moving emblem (as
required of other vehicles in Section 12‑709) on the rear of the golf cart, a
headlight that
emits a
white light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front, a tail lamp that
emits a
red light visible from at least 100 feet from the rear, brake lights, and turn
signals. When operated on a roadway, a golf cart shall have its headlight and
tail lamps lighted as required by Section 12‑201.
(f) A person who drives or is in actual physical control of a golf cart on a
roadway while under the influence is subject to Section 11‑500 through
11‑502.
(Source: P.A. 90‑683, eff. 1‑1‑99.)
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