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| Public Act 094-0949 |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 15-102 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/15-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-102)
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Sec. 15-102. Width of Vehicles.
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(a) On Class III and non-designated State and local | ||||
highways, the total
outside width of any vehicle or load | ||||
thereon shall not exceed 8 feet.
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(b) Except during those times when, due to insufficient | ||||
light or unfavorable
atmospheric conditions, persons and | ||||
vehicles on the highway are not clearly
discernible at a | ||||
distance of 1000 feet, the following vehicles may exceed
the 8 | ||||
feet limitation during the period from a half hour before
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sunrise to a half hour after sunset:
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(1) Loads of hay, straw or other similar farm products | ||||
provided that the
load is not more than 12 feet wide.
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(2) Implements of husbandry being transported on | ||||
another vehicle and the
transporting vehicle while loaded.
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The following requirements apply to the transportation | ||||
on another vehicle
of an implement of husbandry wider than | ||||
8 feet 6 inches on the National System
of Interstate and | ||||
Defense Highways or other highways in the system of State
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highways:
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(A) The driver of a vehicle transporting an | ||||
implement of husbandry
that exceeds 8 feet 6 inches in | ||||
width shall obey all traffic laws and shall
check the | ||||
roadways prior to making a movement in order to ensure | ||||
that adequate
clearance is available for the movement. | ||||
It is prima facie evidence that the
driver of a vehicle | ||||
transporting an implement of husbandry has failed to | ||||
check
the roadway prior to making a movement if the | ||
vehicle is involved in a
collision with a bridge, | ||
overpass, fixed structure, or properly placed traffic
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control device or if the vehicle blocks traffic due
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its inability to proceed because of a bridge, overpass, | ||
fixed structure, or
properly placed traffic control | ||
device.
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(B) Flags shall be displayed so as to wave freely | ||
at the extremities of
overwidth objects and at the | ||
extreme ends of all protrusions, projections, and
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overhangs. All flags shall be clean, bright red flags | ||
with no advertising,
wording, emblem, or insignia | ||
inscribed upon them and at least 18 inches square.
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(C) "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory on the | ||
front and rear of all
vehicles with loads over 10 feet | ||
wide. These signs must have 12-inch high
black letters | ||
with a 2-inch stroke on a yellow sign that is 7 feet | ||
wide by 18
inches high.
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(D) One civilian escort vehicle is required for a | ||
load that exceeds 14
feet 6 inches in width and 2 | ||
civilian escort vehicles are required for a
load that | ||
exceeds 16 feet in width on the National System of | ||
Interstate and
Defense Highways or other highways in | ||
the system of State highways.
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(E) The requirements for a civilian escort vehicle | ||
and driver are as
follows:
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(1) The civilian escort vehicle shall be a | ||
passenger car or a second
division vehicle not | ||
exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds | ||
that is
designed to afford clear and unobstructed | ||
vision to both front and rear.
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(2) The escort vehicle driver must be properly | ||
licensed to operate
the vehicle.
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(3) While in use, the escort vehicle must be | ||
equipped with illuminated
rotating, oscillating, | ||
or flashing amber lights or flashing amber strobe | ||
lights
mounted on top that are of sufficient | ||
intensity to be visible at 500 feet in
normal | ||
sunlight.
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(4) "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory on all | ||
escort vehicles. The
sign on an escort vehicle | ||
shall have 8-inch high black letters on a yellow
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sign that is 5 feet wide by 12 inches high.
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(5) When only one escort vehicle is required | ||
and it is operating on a
two-lane highway, the | ||
escort vehicle shall travel approximately 300 feet | ||
ahead
of the load. The rotating, oscillating, or | ||
flashing lights or flashing amber
strobe lights | ||
and an "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign shall be displayed on | ||
the escort
vehicle and shall be visible from the | ||
front. When only one escort vehicle is
required and | ||
it is operating on a multilane divided highway, the | ||
escort vehicle
shall travel approximately 300 feet | ||
behind the load and the sign and lights
shall be | ||
visible from the rear.
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(6) When 2 escort vehicles are required, one | ||
escort shall travel
approximately 300 feet ahead | ||
of the load and the second escort shall travel
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approximately 300 feet behind the load. The | ||
rotating, oscillating, or flashing
lights or | ||
flashing amber strobe lights and an "OVERSIZE | ||
LOAD" sign shall be
displayed on the escort | ||
vehicles and shall be visible from the front on the
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lead escort and from the rear on the trailing | ||
escort.
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(7) When traveling within the corporate limits | ||
of a municipality, the
escort vehicle shall | ||
maintain a reasonable and proper distance from the
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oversize load, consistent with existing traffic | ||
conditions.
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(8) A separate escort shall be provided for | ||
each load hauled.
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(9) The driver of an escort vehicle shall obey | ||
all traffic laws.
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(10) The escort vehicle must be in safe | ||
operational condition.
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(11) The driver of the escort vehicle must be | ||
in radio contact with
the driver of the vehicle | ||
carrying the oversize load.
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(F) A transport vehicle while under load of more | ||
than 8 feet 6 inches
in width must be equipped with an | ||
illuminated rotating, oscillating, or
flashing amber | ||
light or lights or a flashing amber strobe light or | ||
lights
mounted on the top of the cab that are of | ||
sufficient intensity to be visible at
500 feet in | ||
normal sunlight. If the load on the transport vehicle | ||
blocks the
visibility of the amber lighting from the | ||
rear of the vehicle, the vehicle must
also be equipped | ||
with an illuminated rotating, oscillating, or flashing | ||
amber
light or lights or a flashing amber strobe light | ||
or lights mounted on the rear
of the load that are of | ||
sufficient intensity to be visible at 500 feet in
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normal sunlight.
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(G) When a flashing amber light is required on the | ||
transport vehicle
under load and it is operating on a | ||
two-lane highway, the transport vehicle
shall display | ||
to the rear at least one rotating, oscillating, or | ||
flashing light
or a flashing amber strobe light and an | ||
"OVERSIZE LOAD" sign. When a flashing
amber light is | ||
required on the transport vehicle under load and it is | ||
operating
on a multilane divided highway, the sign and | ||
light shall be visible from the
rear.
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(H) Maximum speed shall be 45 miles per hour on all | ||
such moves or 5
miles per hour above the posted minimum | ||
speed limit, whichever is greater, but
the vehicle | ||
shall not at any time exceed the posted maximum speed | ||
limit.
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(3) Portable buildings designed and used for | ||
agricultural and livestock
raising operations that are not | ||
more than 14 feet wide and with not more
than a 1 foot | ||
overhang along the left side of the hauling vehicle. | ||
However,
the buildings shall not be transported more than | ||
10 miles and not on any
route that is part of the National | ||
System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
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All buildings when being transported shall display at least | ||
2 red
cloth flags, not less than 12 inches square, mounted as | ||
high as practicable
on the left and right side of the building.
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A State Police escort shall be required if it is necessary | ||
for this load
to use part of the left lane when crossing any 2 | ||
laned State highway bridge.
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(c) Vehicles propelled by electric power obtained from | ||
overhead trolley
wires operated wholly within the corporate | ||
limits of a municipality are
also exempt from the width | ||
limitation.
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(d) Exemptions are also granted to vehicles designed for | ||
the carrying
of more than 10 persons under the following | ||
conditions:
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(1) (Blank);
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(2) When operated within any public transportation | ||
service with the
approval of local authorities or an | ||
appropriate public body authorized by
law to provide public | ||
transportation. Any vehicle so operated may be
8 feet 6 | ||
inches in width; or
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(3) When a county engineer or superintendent of | ||
highways, after giving due
consideration to the mass | ||
transportation needs of the area and to the width and
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condition of the road, has determined that the operation of | ||
buses wider than 8
feet will not pose an undue safety | ||
hazard on a particular county or township
road segment, he | ||
or she may authorize buses not to exceed 8 feet 6 inches in
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width on any highway under that engineer's or | ||
superintendent's jurisdiction. | ||
(d-1) A recreational vehicle, as defined in Section 1-169, | ||
may exceed 8 feet 6 inches in width if:
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(1) the excess width is attributable to appurtenances | ||
that extend 6 inches or less beyond either side of the body | ||
of the vehicle; and
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(2) the roadway on which the vehicle is traveling has | ||
marked lanes for vehicular traffic that are at least 11 | ||
feet in width. | ||
As used in this subsection (d-1) and in subsection (d-2), | ||
the term appurtenance includes (i) a retracted awning and its | ||
support hardware and (ii) any appendage that is intended to be | ||
an integral part of a recreation vehicle. | ||
(d-2) A recreational vehicle that exceeds 8 feet 6 inches | ||
in width as provided in subsection (d-1) may travel any roadway | ||
of the State if the vehicle is being operated between a roadway | ||
permitted under subsection (d-1) and: | ||
(1) the location where the recreation vehicle is | ||
garaged; | ||
(2) the destination of the recreation vehicle; or | ||
(3) a facility for food, fuel, repair, services, or | ||
rest.
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(e) A vehicle and load traveling upon the National System | ||
of Interstate
and Defense Highways or any other highway in the | ||
system of State highways
that has been designated as a Class I | ||
or Class II highway by the
Department, or any street or highway | ||
designated by local authorities, may have a total outside width | ||
of 8 feet 6
inches, provided that certain safety devices that | ||
the Department
determines as necessary for the safe and | ||
efficient operation of motor
vehicles shall not be included in | ||
the calculation of width.
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(e-1) A vehicle and load more than 8 feet wide but not | ||
exceeding 8 feet 6
inches in width is
allowed
access according | ||
to the following:
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(1) A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds in | ||
weight is
allowed access from any State designated highway | ||
onto any county,
township, or municipal highway for a | ||
distance of 5 highway miles for the
purpose of loading and | ||
unloading, provided:
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(A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 65 feet | ||
overall length.
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(B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
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(C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||
between State
designated highways.
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(2) A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds in | ||
weight is allowed
access from any State designated highway | ||
onto any county or township
highway for a distance of 5 | ||
highway miles or onto any municipal
highway for a distance | ||
of one highway mile for the purpose of food, fuel,
repairs, | ||
and rest, provided:
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(A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 65 feet | ||
overall length.
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(B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
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(C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||
between State
designated highways.
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(3) A vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000 pounds in | ||
weight is allowed
access from a Class I highway onto any | ||
street or highway for a distance
of one highway mile for | ||
the purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel,
repairs, and | ||
rest, provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
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(4) A vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000 pounds in | ||
weight is allowed
access from a Class I or Class II highway | ||
onto any State highway or any
locally designated highway | ||
for a distance of 5 highway miles for the
purpose of | ||
loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
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(5) A trailer or semi-trailer not exceeding 28 feet 6 | ||
inches in length,
that was
originally in combination with a | ||
truck tractor, shall have unlimited access
to points of | ||
loading and unloading.
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(6) All household goods carriers shall have unlimited | ||
access to points of
loading and unloading.
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Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | ||
relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | ||
designation of highways under
this paragraph (e).
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(f) Mirrors required by Section 12-502 of this Code and | ||
other safety devices
identified by the Department may project | ||
up to 14 inches beyond each side of
a bus and up to 6 inches | ||
beyond each
side
of any other vehicle, and that projection | ||
shall not be deemed a
violation of the width restrictions of | ||
this Section.
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(g) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section | ||
is subject to
the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of | ||
Section 15-113.
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(Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02; 93-177, eff. 7-11-03.)
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