HB4654ham002 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

Filed: 4/13/2018

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4654

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4654, by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Sections 11-710 and 12-604.1 and by adding Sections 1-159.4 and 11-1432 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/1-159.4 new)

Sec. 1-159.4. Platoon. A group of individual motor vehicles traveling in a unified manner utilizing vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology at following distances that are closer than distances provided in subsection (a) of Section 11-710 for vehicles traveling without vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology.

(625 ILCS 5/11-710) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-710)

Sec. 11-710. Following too closely. (a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway.

(b) The driver of any truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residence district and which is following another truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle shall, whenever conditions permit, leave sufficient space so that an overtaking vehicle may enter and occupy such space without danger, except that this shall not prevent a truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle from overtaking and passing any vehicle or combination of vehicles.

(c) Motor vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside of a business or residence district in a caravan or motorcade whether or not towing other vehicles shall be so operated as to allow sufficient space between each such vehicle or combination of vehicles so as to enable any other vehicle to enter and occupy such space without danger. This provision shall not apply to funeral processions.

(d) This Section does not apply to a driver of a non-lead motor vehicle operating in a platoon.

(Source: P.A. 79-1069.)

(625 ILCS 5/11-1432 new)

Sec. 11-1432. Plan for general platoon operations.

(a) Before the operation of a platoon upon the streets or highways of this State, a person shall file a plan for general platoon operations with the Department of State Police. The Department of State Police shall approve or reject the plan. If the plan is rejected, the Department of State Police shall provide the reason for the rejection and provide guidance on how to resubmit the plan to meet the Department of State Police's requirements. The Department of State Police may adopt rules to implement this Section.

(b) The plan for general platoon operations required under this Section shall include, but not be limited to, platoon routes, platoon technology features and functionality, and platoon driver training.

(c) An appropriately endorsed driver, who holds a valid commercial driver's license, shall be present behind the wheel of each motor vehicle in a platoon.

(d) A platoon shall consist of no more than 2 motor vehicles.

(625 ILCS 5/12-604.1)

Sec. 12-604.1. Video devices.

(a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if a television receiver, a video monitor, a television or video screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications is operating and is located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of the back of the driver's seat, or is operating and visible to the driver while driving the motor vehicle.

(a-5) A person commits aggravated use of a video device when he or she violates subsection (a) and in committing the violation he or she was involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, disfigurement, or death to another and the violation was a proximate cause of the injury or death.

(b) This Section does not apply to the following equipment, whether or not permanently installed in a vehicle:

(1) a vehicle information display;

(2) a global positioning display;

(3) a mapping or navigation display;

(4) a visual display used to enhance or supplement the driver's view forward, behind, or to the sides of a motor vehicle for the purpose of maneuvering the vehicle;

(5) television-type receiving equipment used exclusively for safety or traffic engineering studies; or

(6) a television receiver, video monitor, television or video screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal, if that equipment has an interlock device that, when the motor vehicle is driven, disables the equipment for all uses except as a visual display as described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection (b).

(c) This Section does not apply to a mobile, digital terminal installed in an authorized emergency vehicle, a motor vehicle providing emergency road service or roadside assistance, or to motor vehicles utilized for public transportation.

(d) This Section does not apply to a television receiver, video monitor, television or video screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal if: (i) the equipment is permanently installed in the motor vehicle; and (ii) the moving entertainment images that the equipment displays are not visible to the driver while the motor vehicle is in motion.

(d-5) This Section does not apply to a video event recorder, as defined in Section 1-218.10 of this Code, installed in a contract carrier vehicle.

(d-7) This Section does not apply to a video device used in a vehicle traveling in a platoon that: (i) allows the lead driver to see his or her vehicle from a non-lead driver's perspective and a non-lead driver to view the road from the lead driver's perspective; or (ii) that displays platoon information.

(e) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this Section, a person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not more than $100 for a first offense, not more than $200 for a second offense within one year of a previous conviction, and not more than $250 for a third or subsequent offense within one year of 2 previous convictions.

(f) A person convicted of violating subsection (a-5) commits a Class A misdemeanor if the violation resulted in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another. A person convicted of violating subsection (a-5) commits a Class 4 felony if the violation resulted in the death of another person.

(Source: P.A. 98-507, eff. 1-1-14; 99-689, eff. 1-1-17.)".