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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Donald (DJ)
5Stallworth, III Act.
 
6    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
7changing Section 11-1421 as follows:
 
8    (625 ILCS 5/11-1421)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1421)
9    Sec. 11-1421. Conditions for operating ambulances and
10rescue vehicles.
11    (a) No person shall operate an ambulance or rescue vehicle
12in a manner not conforming to the motor vehicle laws and
13regulations of this State or of any political subdivision of
14this State as such laws and regulations apply to motor
15vehicles in general, unless in compliance with the following
16conditions:
17        0.5. The operator of the ambulance or rescue vehicle
18    shall have documented training in the operation of an
19    ambulance or rescue vehicle prior to operating that
20    vehicle. This training shall include the proper use of
21    warning lights and sirens, situations where warning lights
22    and sirens are warranted, and the provisions of this

 

 

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1    Section.
2        1. The person operating the ambulance shall be either
3    responding to a bona fide emergency call or specifically
4    directed by a licensed physician to disregard traffic laws
5    in operating the ambulance during and for the purpose of
6    the specific trip or journey that is involved;
7        2. The ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be equipped
8    with a siren producing an audible signal of an intensity
9    of 100 decibels at a distance of 50 feet from the siren,
10    and with a lamp or lamps emitting an oscillating, rotating
11    or flashing red beam directed in part toward the front of
12    the vehicle, and these lamps shall have sufficient
13    intensity to be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight,
14    and in addition to other lighting requirements, excluding
15    those vehicles operated in counties with a population in
16    excess of 2,000,000, may also operate with a lamp or lamps
17    emitting an oscillating, rotating, or flashing green
18    light;
19        3. The aforesaid siren and lamp or lamps shall be in
20    operation at all times when it is reasonably necessary to
21    warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof
22    during such trip or journey, except that in a municipality
23    with a population over 1,000,000, the siren and lamp or
24    lamps shall be in operation only when it is reasonably
25    necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the
26    approach thereof while responding to an emergency call or

 

 

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1    transporting a patient who presents a combination of
2    circumstances resulting in a need for immediate medical
3    intervention;
4        4. Whenever the ambulance or rescue vehicle is
5    operated at a speed in excess of 40 miles per hour, the
6    ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be operated in complete
7    conformance with every other motor vehicle law and
8    regulation of this State and of the political subdivision
9    in which the ambulance or rescue vehicle is operated,
10    relating to the operation of motor vehicles, as such
11    provision applies to motor vehicles in general, except
12    laws and regulations pertaining to compliance with
13    official traffic-control devices or to vehicular operation
14    upon the right half of the roadway; and
15        5. The ambulance shall display registration plates
16    identifying the vehicle as an ambulance.
17    (a-5) The driver of an ambulance or rescue vehicle may
18proceed past a red traffic control signal or stop sign if the
19ambulance or rescue vehicle is making use of both the audible
20and visual signals meeting the requirement of this Section,
21but only after slowing down as necessary for safe operation.
22    (b) The foregoing provisions do not relieve the driver of
23an ambulance or rescue vehicle from the duty of driving with
24due regard for the safety of all persons, nor do such
25provisions protect the driver from the consequences resulting
26from the reckless disregard for the safety of others.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 100-962, eff. 1-1-19.)