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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 | Section 11-1202 as follows:
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| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/11-1202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1202)
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| 7 | Sec. 11-1202. Certain vehicles must stop at all railroad | ||||||
| 8 | grade
crossings.
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| 9 | (a) The driver of any of the following vehicles shall, | ||||||
| 10 | before
crossing a railroad track or tracks at grade, stop such | ||||||
| 11 | vehicle within 50
feet but not less than 15 feet from the | ||||||
| 12 | nearest rail and, while so stopped,
shall listen and look for | ||||||
| 13 | the approach of a train and shall not proceed
until such | ||||||
| 14 | movement can be made with safety:
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| 15 | 1. Any second division vehicle carrying passengers for | ||||||
| 16 | hire;
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| 17 | 2. Any bus that meets all of the special requirements | ||||||
| 18 | for school buses in
Sections 12-801, 12-803, and 12-805 of | ||||||
| 19 | this Code. The driver of the bus, in addition to complying | ||||||
| 20 | with all other applicable requirements of this subsection | ||||||
| 21 | (a), must also (i) turn off all noise producing | ||||||
| 22 | accessories, including heater blowers, defroster fans, | ||||||
| 23 | auxiliary fans, and radios, and (ii) open the service door | ||||||
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| 1 | and driver's window, before crossing a railroad track or | ||||||
| 2 | tracks;
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| 3 | 3. Any other vehicle which is required by Federal or | ||||||
| 4 | State law to be
placarded when carrying as a cargo or part | ||||||
| 5 | of a cargo hazardous material as
defined in the "Illinois | ||||||
| 6 | Hazardous Materials Transportation Act".
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| 7 | After stopping as required in this Section, the driver | ||||||
| 8 | shall proceed only in
a gear not requiring a change of gears | ||||||
| 9 | during the crossing, and the driver
shall not shift gears while | ||||||
| 10 | crossing the track or tracks.
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| 11 | (b) This Section shall not apply:
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| 12 | 1. At any railroad grade crossing where traffic is | ||||||
| 13 | controlled by a police
officer or flagperson;
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| 14 | 2. At any railroad grade crossing controlled by a | ||||||
| 15 | functioning
traffic-control signal transmitting a green | ||||||
| 16 | indication which, under law,
permits the vehicle to proceed | ||||||
| 17 | across the railroad tracks without slowing
or stopping, | ||||||
| 18 | except that subsection (a) shall apply to
any school bus;
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| 19 | 3. At any streetcar grade crossing within a business or
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| 20 | residence district; or
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| 21 | 4. At any abandoned, industrial or spur track railroad | ||||||
| 22 | grade
crossing designated as exempt by the Illinois | ||||||
| 23 | Commerce Commission and
marked with an official sign as | ||||||
| 24 | authorized in the State Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control | ||||||
| 25 | Devices for Streets and Highways.
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| 26 | (Source: P.A. 94-519, eff. 8-10-05.)
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