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Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
Filed: 4/26/2017
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1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2402
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2402, AS AMENDED, by |
3 | | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the |
4 | | following:
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5 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
6 | | changing Sections 11-1421 and 12-602 as follows:
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7 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1421) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1421)
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8 | | Sec. 11-1421. Conditions for operating ambulances and |
9 | | rescue vehicles.
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10 | | (a) No person shall operate an ambulance or rescue vehicle
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11 | | in a manner not conforming to the motor vehicle laws
and |
12 | | regulations of this State or of any political subdivision of |
13 | | this State
as such laws and regulations apply to motor vehicles |
14 | | in
general, unless in compliance with the following conditions:
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15 | | 1. The person operating the ambulance shall be either |
16 | | responding to a
bona fide emergency call or specifically |
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1 | | directed by a licensed physician
to disregard traffic laws |
2 | | in operating the ambulance during and for the
purpose of |
3 | | the specific trip or journey that is involved;
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4 | | 2. The ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be equipped |
5 | | with a siren
producing
an audible signal of an intensity of |
6 | | 100 decibels at a distance of 50 feet
from the siren ; |
7 | | except that, beginning July 1, 2018, in a municipality with |
8 | | 1,000,000 or more inhabitants, an ambulance or rescue |
9 | | vehicle owned by the municipality's fire department shall |
10 | | be equipped with a siren producing an audible signal of an |
11 | | intensity of at least 100 decibels, but not to exceed 101 |
12 | | decibels at a distance of 50 feet from the siren. The |
13 | | ambulance or rescue vehicle shall also be equipped , and |
14 | | with a lamp or lamps emitting an oscillating, rotating
or |
15 | | flashing red beam directed in part toward the front of the |
16 | | vehicle, and
these lamps shall have sufficient intensity to |
17 | | be visible at 500 feet in
normal sunlight, and in addition |
18 | | to other lighting requirements, excluding
those vehicles |
19 | | operated in counties with a population in excess of |
20 | | 2,000,000,
may also operate with a lamp or lamps emitting |
21 | | an oscillating, rotating, or
flashing
green light;
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22 | | 3. The aforesaid siren and lamp or lamps shall be in |
23 | | operation at all
times when it is reasonably necessary to |
24 | | warn pedestrians and other drivers
of the approach thereof |
25 | | during such trip or journey;
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26 | | 4. Whenever the ambulance or rescue vehicle is operated |
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1 | | at a speed in
excess of 40 miles per hour, the ambulance or |
2 | | rescue vehicle shall be operated
in complete conformance |
3 | | with every other motor vehicle law and regulation
of this |
4 | | State and of the political subdivision in which the |
5 | | ambulance or
rescue vehicle is operated, relating to the |
6 | | operation of motor vehicles,
as such provision applies to |
7 | | motor vehicles in
general, except laws and regulations |
8 | | pertaining to compliance with official
traffic-control |
9 | | devices or to vehicular operation upon the right half of
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10 | | the roadway; and
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11 | | 5. The ambulance shall display registration plates |
12 | | identifying the vehicle
as an ambulance.
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13 | | (b) The foregoing provisions do not relieve the driver of |
14 | | an ambulance
or rescue vehicle from the duty of driving with |
15 | | due regard for the safety
of all persons, nor do such |
16 | | provisions protect the driver from the consequences
resulting |
17 | | from the reckless disregard for the safety of others.
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18 | | (Source: P.A. 88-517.)
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19 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-602)
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20 | | Sec. 12-602. Mufflers, prevention of noise.
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21 | | (a) Every motor vehicle driven or operated upon the |
22 | | highways of this State
shall at all times be equipped with an |
23 | | adequate muffler or exhaust system
in constant operation and |
24 | | properly maintained to prevent any excessive or
unusual noise. |
25 | | No such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a
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1 | | cutout, bypass or similar device. No person shall modify the |
2 | | exhaust system
of a motor vehicle in a manner which will |
3 | | amplify or increase the noise of
such vehicle above that |
4 | | emitted by the muffler originally installed on the
vehicle, and |
5 | | such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements
of |
6 | | this Section.
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7 | | (b) In a municipality with 1,000,000 or more inhabitants, |
8 | | no person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle of the first |
9 | | division or a motor vehicle of the second division weighing no |
10 | | more than 10,000 pounds with a noise level intensity at a |
11 | | distance of 50 feet from the centerline of the lane of travel |
12 | | that exceeds: |
13 | | (1) 76 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of 35 |
14 | | miles per hour or less; |
15 | | (2) 78 decibels when driving or operating the motor |
16 | | vehicle on a grade exceeding 3% on a highway with a speed |
17 | | limit of 35 miles per hour or less; or |
18 | | (3) 82 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of more |
19 | | than 35 miles per hour. |
20 | | (c) In a municipality with 1,000,000 or more inhabitants |
21 | | and except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person |
22 | | shall drive or operate a motor vehicle with a noise level |
23 | | intensity at a distance of 50 feet from the centerline of the |
24 | | lane of travel that exceeds: |
25 | | (1) 86 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of 35 |
26 | | miles per hour or less; |
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1 | | (2) 88 decibels when driving or operating the motor |
2 | | vehicle on a grade exceeding 3% on a highway with a speed |
3 | | limit of 35 miles per hour or less; or |
4 | | (3) 90 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of more |
5 | | than 35 miles per hour. |
6 | | (d) A violation of subsections (b) or (c) of this Section |
7 | | shall be punishable by a maximum fine of $75 for a first |
8 | | offense, a maximum fine of $150 for a second offense, and |
9 | | impoundment of the motor vehicle for a third or subsequent |
10 | | offense. |
11 | | (Source: P.A. 77-37.)".
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