Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

Filed: 3/2/2018

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4654

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4654 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Sections 11-710 and 12-604.1 and by adding Sections
61-159.4 and 11-1432 as follows:
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/1-159.4 new)
8    Sec. 1-159.4. Platoon. A group of individual motor vehicles
9traveling in a unified manner at electronically coordinated
10speeds at following distances that are closer than distances
11provided in subsection (a) of Section 11-710 for vehicles
12traveling without electronic coordination.
 
13    (625 ILCS 5/11-710)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-710)
14    Sec. 11-710. Following too closely.
15    (a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another

 

 

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1vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due
2regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and
3the condition of the highway.
4    (b) The driver of any truck or motor vehicle drawing
5another vehicle when traveling upon a roadway outside of a
6business or residence district and which is following another
7truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle shall, whenever
8conditions permit, leave sufficient space so that an overtaking
9vehicle may enter and occupy such space without danger, except
10that this shall not prevent a truck or motor vehicle drawing
11another vehicle from overtaking and passing any vehicle or
12combination of vehicles.
13    (c) Motor vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside of
14a business or residence district in a caravan or motorcade
15whether or not towing other vehicles shall be so operated as to
16allow sufficient space between each such vehicle or combination
17of vehicles so as to enable any other vehicle to enter and
18occupy such space without danger. This provision shall not
19apply to funeral processions.
20    (d) This Section does not apply to a driver of a non-lead
21motor vehicle operating in a platoon.
22(Source: P.A. 79-1069.)
 
23    (625 ILCS 5/11-1432 new)
24    Sec. 11-1432. Plan for general platoon operations. Before
25the operation of a platoon upon the streets or highways of this

 

 

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1State, a person shall file a plan for general platoon
2operations with the Department of State Police and the
3Department. If the Department of State Police or the Department
4does not reject the plan within a 30-day time period after
5receipt of the plan, the person may operate the platoon. The
6Department may adopt rules to implement this Section.
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/12-604.1)
8    Sec. 12-604.1. Video devices.
9    (a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if a
10television receiver, a video monitor, a television or video
11screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a
12television broadcast or video signal that produces
13entertainment or business applications is operating and is
14located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of the back
15of the driver's seat, or is operating and visible to the driver
16while driving the motor vehicle.
17    (a-5) A person commits aggravated use of a video device
18when he or she violates subsection (a) and in committing the
19violation he or she was involved in a motor vehicle accident
20that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability,
21disfigurement, or death to another and the violation was a
22proximate cause of the injury or death.
23    (b) This Section does not apply to the following equipment,
24whether or not permanently installed in a vehicle:
25        (1) a vehicle information display;

 

 

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1        (2) a global positioning display;
2        (3) a mapping or navigation display;
3        (4) a visual display used to enhance or supplement the
4    driver's view forward, behind, or to the sides of a motor
5    vehicle for the purpose of maneuvering the vehicle;
6        (5) television-type receiving equipment used
7    exclusively for safety or traffic engineering studies; or
8        (6) a television receiver, video monitor, television
9    or video screen, or any other similar means of visually
10    displaying a television broadcast or video signal, if that
11    equipment has an interlock device that, when the motor
12    vehicle is driven, disables the equipment for all uses
13    except as a visual display as described in paragraphs (1)
14    through (5) of this subsection (b).
15    (c) This Section does not apply to a mobile, digital
16terminal installed in an authorized emergency vehicle, a motor
17vehicle providing emergency road service or roadside
18assistance, or to motor vehicles utilized for public
19transportation.
20    (d) This Section does not apply to a television receiver,
21video monitor, television or video screen, or any other similar
22means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video
23signal if: (i) the equipment is permanently installed in the
24motor vehicle; and (ii) the moving entertainment images that
25the equipment displays are not visible to the driver while the
26motor vehicle is in motion.

 

 

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1    (d-5) This Section does not apply to a video event
2recorder, as defined in Section 1-218.10 of this Code,
3installed in a contract carrier vehicle.
4    (d-7) This Section does not apply to a video device used in
5a vehicle traveling in a platoon that: (i) allows the lead
6driver to see his or her vehicle from a non-lead driver's
7perspective and a non-lead driver to view the road from the
8lead driver's perspective; or (ii) displays platoon
9information.
10    (e) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this Section, a
11person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a petty
12offense and shall be fined not more than $100 for a first
13offense, not more than $200 for a second offense within one
14year of a previous conviction, and not more than $250 for a
15third or subsequent offense within one year of 2 previous
16convictions.
17    (f) A person convicted of violating subsection (a-5)
18commits a Class A misdemeanor if the violation resulted in
19great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to
20another. A person convicted of violating subsection (a-5)
21commits a Class 4 felony if the violation resulted in the death
22of another person.
23(Source: P.A. 98-507, eff. 1-1-14; 99-689, eff. 1-1-17.)".