Full Text of SB1251 103rd General Assembly
SB1251sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Adriane Johnson Filed: 3/2/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1251
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1251 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 11-1421 as follows:
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1421) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1421)
| 7 | | Sec. 11-1421. Conditions for operating ambulances and | 8 | | rescue vehicles.
| 9 | | (a) No person shall operate an ambulance or rescue vehicle
| 10 | | in a manner not conforming to the motor vehicle laws
and | 11 | | regulations of this State or of any political subdivision of | 12 | | this State
as such laws and regulations apply to motor | 13 | | vehicles in
general, unless in compliance with the following | 14 | | conditions:
| 15 | | 0.5. The operator of the ambulance or rescue vehicle | 16 | | shall have documented training in the operation of an |
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| 1 | | ambulance or rescue vehicle prior to operating that | 2 | | vehicle. This training shall include the proper use of | 3 | | warning lights and sirens, situations where warning lights | 4 | | and sirens are warranted, and the provisions of this | 5 | | Section. | 6 | | 1. The person operating the ambulance shall be either | 7 | | responding to a
bona fide emergency call or specifically | 8 | | directed by a licensed physician
to disregard traffic laws | 9 | | in operating the ambulance during and for the
purpose of | 10 | | the specific trip or journey that is involved;
| 11 | | 2. The ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be equipped | 12 | | with a siren
producing
an audible signal of an intensity | 13 | | of 100 decibels at a distance of 50 feet
from the siren, | 14 | | and with a lamp or lamps emitting an oscillating, rotating
| 15 | | or flashing red beam directed in part toward the front of | 16 | | the vehicle, and
these lamps shall have sufficient | 17 | | intensity to be visible at 500 feet in
normal sunlight, | 18 | | and in addition to other lighting requirements, excluding
| 19 | | those vehicles operated in counties with a population in | 20 | | excess of 2,000,000,
may also operate with a lamp or lamps | 21 | | emitting an oscillating, rotating, or
flashing
green | 22 | | light;
| 23 | | 3. The aforesaid siren and lamp or lamps shall be in | 24 | | operation at all
times when it is reasonably necessary to | 25 | | warn pedestrians and other drivers
of the approach thereof | 26 | | during such trip or journey, except that in a municipality |
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| 1 | | with a population over 1,000,000, the siren and lamp or | 2 | | lamps shall be in operation only when it is reasonably | 3 | | necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers
of the | 4 | | approach thereof while responding to an emergency call or | 5 | | transporting a patient who presents a combination of | 6 | | circumstances resulting in a need for immediate medical | 7 | | intervention;
| 8 | | 4. Whenever the ambulance or rescue vehicle is | 9 | | operated at a speed in
excess of 40 miles per hour, the | 10 | | ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be operated
in complete | 11 | | conformance with every other motor vehicle law and | 12 | | regulation
of this State and of the political subdivision | 13 | | in which the ambulance or
rescue vehicle is operated, | 14 | | relating to the operation of motor vehicles,
as such | 15 | | provision applies to motor vehicles in
general, except | 16 | | laws and regulations pertaining to compliance with | 17 | | official
traffic-control devices or to vehicular operation | 18 | | upon the right half of
the roadway; and
| 19 | | 5. The ambulance shall display registration plates | 20 | | identifying the vehicle
as an ambulance.
| 21 | | (a-5) The driver of an ambulance or rescue vehicle may | 22 | | proceed past a red traffic control signal or stop sign if the | 23 | | ambulance or rescue vehicle is making use of both the audible | 24 | | and visual signals meeting the requirement of this Section, | 25 | | but only after slowing down as necessary for safe operation. | 26 | | (b) The foregoing provisions do not relieve the driver of |
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| 1 | | an ambulance
or rescue vehicle from the duty of driving with | 2 | | due regard for the safety
of all persons, nor do such | 3 | | provisions protect the driver from the consequences
resulting | 4 | | from the reckless disregard for the safety of others.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 100-962, eff. 1-1-19 .)".
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