Sen. Adriane Johnson
Filed: 3/2/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1251 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1251 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 11-1421 as follows:
 


6    (625 ILCS 5/11-1421)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1421)




7    Sec. 11-1421. Conditions for operating ambulances and 
8rescue vehicles. 

9    (a) No person shall operate an ambulance or rescue vehicle

10in a manner not conforming to the motor vehicle laws
and 
11regulations of this State or of any political subdivision of 
12this State
as such laws and regulations apply to motor 
13vehicles in
general, unless in compliance with the following 
14conditions:

15        0.5. The operator of the ambulance or rescue vehicle 
16    shall have documented training in the operation of an 
 
 
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1    ambulance or rescue vehicle prior to operating that 
2    vehicle. This training shall include the proper use of 
3    warning lights and sirens, situations where warning lights 
4    and sirens are warranted, and the provisions of this 
5    Section. 
6        1.  The person operating the ambulance shall be either 
7    responding to a
bona fide emergency call or specifically 
8    directed by a licensed physician
to disregard traffic laws 
9    in operating the ambulance during and for the
purpose of 
10    the specific trip or journey that is involved;

11        2.  The ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be equipped 
12    with a siren
producing
an audible signal of an intensity 
13    of 100 decibels at a distance of 50 feet
from the siren, 
14    and with a lamp or lamps emitting an oscillating, rotating

15    or flashing red beam directed in part toward the front of 
16    the vehicle, and
these lamps shall have sufficient 
17    intensity to be visible at 500 feet in
normal sunlight, 
18    and in addition to other lighting requirements, excluding

19    those vehicles operated in counties with a population in 
20    excess of 2,000,000,
may also operate with a lamp or lamps 
21    emitting an oscillating, rotating, or
flashing
green 
22    light;

23        3. The aforesaid siren and lamp or lamps shall be in 
24    operation at all
times when it is reasonably necessary to 
25    warn pedestrians and other drivers
of the approach thereof 
26    during such trip or journey, except that in a municipality 
 
 
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1    with a population over 1,000,000, the siren and lamp or 
2    lamps shall be in operation only when it is reasonably 
3    necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers
of the 
4    approach thereof while responding to an emergency call or 
5    transporting a patient who presents a combination of 
6    circumstances resulting in a need for immediate medical 
7    intervention;

8        4. Whenever the ambulance or rescue vehicle is 
9    operated at a speed in
excess of 40 miles per hour, the 
10    ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be operated
in complete 
11    conformance with every other motor vehicle law and 
12    regulation
of this State and of the political subdivision 
13    in which the ambulance or
rescue vehicle is operated, 
14    relating to the operation of motor vehicles,
as such 
15    provision applies to motor vehicles in
general, except 
16    laws and regulations pertaining to compliance with 
17    official
traffic-control devices or to vehicular operation 
18    upon the right half of
the roadway; and

19        5. The ambulance shall display registration plates 
20    identifying the vehicle
as an ambulance.

21    (a-5) The driver of an ambulance or rescue vehicle may 
22proceed past a red traffic control signal or stop sign if the 
23ambulance or rescue vehicle is making use of both the audible 
24and visual signals meeting the requirement of this Section, 
25but only after slowing down as necessary for safe operation. 
26    (b) The foregoing provisions do not relieve the driver of 
 
 
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1an ambulance
or rescue vehicle from the duty of driving with 
2due regard for the safety
of all persons, nor do such 
3provisions protect the driver from the consequences
resulting 
4from the reckless disregard for the safety of others.

5(Source: P.A. 100-962, eff. 1-1-19.)".