Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 3/2/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 963

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 963 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Section 12-401 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/12-401)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-401)
7    Sec. 12-401. Restriction as to tire equipment. No metal
8tired vehicle, including tractors, motor vehicles of the second
9division, traction engines and other similar vehicles, shall be
10operated over any improved highway of this State, if such
11vehicle has on the periphery of any of the road wheels any
12block, stud, flange, cleat, ridge, lug or any projection of
13metal or wood which projects radially beyond the tread or
14traffic surface of the tire. This prohibition does not apply to
15pneumatic tires with metal studs used on vehicles operated by
16rural letter carriers who are employed or enjoy a contract with

 

 

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1the United States Postal Service for the purpose of delivering
2mail if such vehicle is actually used for such purpose during
3operations between November 15 of any year and April 1 of the
4following year, or to motor vehicles displaying a disability or
5disabled veteran license plate whose owner resides in an
6unincorporated area located upon a county or township highway
7or road and possesses a valid driver's license and operates the
8vehicle with such tires only during the period heretofore
9described, to paratransit vehicles operated to provide
10transportation for the elderly or disabled residents between
11November 15 of any year and April 1 of the following year, or
12to tracked type motor vehicles when that part of the vehicle
13coming in contact with the road surface does not contain any
14projections of any kind likely to injure the surface of the
15road; however, tractors, traction engines, and similar
16vehicles may be operated which have upon their road wheels
17V-shaped, diagonal or other cleats arranged in such a manner as
18to be continuously in contact with the road surface, provided
19that the gross weight upon such wheels per inch of width of
20such cleats in contact with the road surface, when measured in
21the direction of the axle of the vehicle, does not exceed 800
22pounds.
23    All motor vehicles and all other vehicles in tow thereof,
24or thereunto attached, operating upon any roadway, shall have
25tires of rubber or some material of equal resiliency. Solid
26tires shall be considered defective and shall not be permitted

 

 

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1to be used if the rubber or other material has been worn or
2otherwise reduced to a thickness of less than three-fourths of
3an undue vibration when the vehicle is in motion or to cause
4undue concentration of the wheel load on the surface of the
5road. The requirements of this Section do not apply to
6agricultural tractors or traction engines or to agricultural
7machinery, including wagons being used for agricultural
8purposes in tow thereof, or to road rollers or road building
9machinery operated at a speed not in excess of 10 miles per
10hour. All motor vehicles of the second division, operating upon
11any roadway shall have pneumatic tires, unless exempted herein.
12    Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to prohibit the use
13of tire chains of reasonable proportion upon any vehicle when
14required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions
15tending to cause a vehicle to skid.
16(Source: P.A. 94-619, eff. 1-1-06.)".