SB1424 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1424

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/11-605.4 new

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person shall drive a motor vehicle and meet or overtake from either direction a stopped waste service vehicle at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour. Provides for the circumstances in which the 15 mile per hour speed limitation on passing waste service vehicles shall apply. Makes a violation of this Section a petty offense with a minimum fine of $150. Imposes a fine of not less than $300 but no more than $1,000, or confinement in jail for not more than one year, or both, for a violation resulting in serious injury or death to a waste service vehicle worker. Defines the term, "waste service vehicle".

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding Section 11-605.4 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/11-605.4 new)

Sec. 11-605.4. Special speed limit while passing waste service vehicles.

(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle and meet or overtake from either direction a stopped waste service vehicle at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour.

(b) The speed limitation under subsection (a) of this Section applies only if:

(1) the waste service vehicle is identifiable as a waste service vehicle based on the vehicle configuration or marking on the vehicle;

(2) the waste service vehicle operator is giving a visual signal by means of a stationary sign or by use of amber oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, as authorized under paragraph 12 of subsection (b) of Section 12-215 of this Code, to warn of the presence of workers and caution other drivers; and

(3) the waste service vehicle is not on a private driveway, controlled access highway, interstate highway, or highway with a center line and more than 2 lanes.

(c) For the purposes of this Section, "waste service vehicle" means any garbage collection vehicle, including a vehicle collecting recyclables or yard waste, which is used for curbside collection, makes frequent stops, and is not fully automated.

(d) Any person who violates subsection (a) is guilty of a petty offense with a minimum fine of $150. If a person violates subsection (a) and causes serious injury or death to a waste service vehicle worker, he or she shall be fined not less than $300 but no more than $1,000, or confined in jail for not more than one year, or both.