Full Text of SB2182 95th General Assembly
SB2182 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 SB2182
Introduced 2/14/2008, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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625 ILCS 5/11-1202 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1202 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires a driver of a school bus to open the service door and driver's window before crossing a railroad track or tracks.
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A BILL FOR
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LRB095 18078 LCT 44161 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | 5 |
| Section 11-1202 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/11-1202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1202)
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| Sec. 11-1202. Certain vehicles must stop at all railroad | 8 |
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crossings.
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| (a) The driver of any of the following vehicles shall, | 10 |
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crossing a railroad track or tracks at grade, stop such | 11 |
| vehicle within 50
feet but not less than 15 feet from the | 12 |
| nearest rail and, while so stopped,
shall listen and look for | 13 |
| the approach of a train and shall not proceed
until such | 14 |
| movement can be made with safety:
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| 1. Any second division vehicle carrying passengers for | 16 |
| hire;
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| 2. Any bus that meets all of the special requirements | 18 |
| for school buses in
Sections 12-801, 12-803, and 12-805 of | 19 |
| this Code. The driver of the bus, in addition to complying | 20 |
| with all other applicable requirements of this subsection | 21 |
| (a), must also (i) turn off all noise producing | 22 |
| accessories, including heater blowers, defroster fans, | 23 |
| auxiliary fans, and radios, and (ii) open the service door |
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| and driver's window, before crossing a railroad track or | 2 |
| tracks;
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| 3. Any other vehicle which is required by Federal or | 4 |
| State law to be
placarded when carrying as a cargo or part | 5 |
| of a cargo hazardous material as
defined in the "Illinois | 6 |
| Hazardous Materials Transportation Act".
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| After stopping as required in this Section, the driver | 8 |
| shall proceed only in
a gear not requiring a change of gears | 9 |
| during the crossing, and the driver
shall not shift gears while | 10 |
| crossing the track or tracks.
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| (b) This Section shall not apply:
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| 1. At any railroad grade crossing where traffic is | 13 |
| controlled by a police
officer or flagperson;
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| 2. At any railroad grade crossing controlled by a | 15 |
| functioning
traffic-control signal transmitting a green | 16 |
| indication which, under law,
permits the vehicle to proceed | 17 |
| across the railroad tracks without slowing
or stopping, | 18 |
| except that subsection (a) shall apply to
any school bus;
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| 3. At any streetcar grade crossing within a business or
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| residence district; or
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| 4. At any abandoned, industrial or spur track railroad | 22 |
| grade
crossing designated as exempt by the Illinois | 23 |
| Commerce Commission and
marked with an official sign as | 24 |
| authorized in the State Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control | 25 |
| Devices for Streets and Highways.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-519, eff. 8-10-05.)
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