Full Text of HB2402 100th General Assembly
HB2402ham001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Christian L. Mitchell Filed: 3/24/2017
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2402
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2402 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 11-1421 and 12-602 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 vehicles | 13 | | in
general, unless in compliance with the following conditions:
| 14 | | 1. The person operating the ambulance shall be either | 15 | | responding to a
bona fide emergency call or specifically | 16 | | directed by a licensed physician
to disregard traffic laws |
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| 1 | | in operating the ambulance during and for the
purpose of | 2 | | the specific trip or journey that is involved;
| 3 | | 2. The ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be equipped | 4 | | with a siren
producing
an audible signal of an intensity of | 5 | | at least 100 decibels , but not to exceed 101 decibels at a | 6 | | distance of 50 feet
from the siren, or at an audible signal | 7 | | that is otherwise consistent with the National Fire | 8 | | Protection Association's standards on audible siren signal | 9 | | intensity, and with a lamp or lamps emitting an | 10 | | oscillating, rotating
or flashing red beam directed in part | 11 | | toward the front of the vehicle, and
these lamps shall have | 12 | | sufficient intensity to be visible at 500 feet in
normal | 13 | | sunlight, and in addition to other lighting requirements, | 14 | | excluding
those vehicles operated in counties with a | 15 | | population in excess of 2,000,000,
may also operate with a | 16 | | lamp or lamps emitting an oscillating, rotating, or
| 17 | | flashing
green light;
| 18 | | 3. The aforesaid siren and lamp or lamps shall be in | 19 | | operation at all
times when it is reasonably necessary to | 20 | | warn pedestrians and other drivers
of the approach thereof | 21 | | during such trip or journey;
| 22 | | 4. Whenever the ambulance or rescue vehicle is operated | 23 | | at a speed in
excess of 40 miles per hour, the ambulance or | 24 | | rescue vehicle shall be operated
in complete conformance | 25 | | with every other motor vehicle law and regulation
of this | 26 | | State and of the political subdivision in which the |
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| 1 | | ambulance or
rescue vehicle is operated, relating to the | 2 | | operation of motor vehicles,
as such provision applies to | 3 | | motor vehicles in
general, except laws and regulations | 4 | | pertaining to compliance with official
traffic-control | 5 | | devices or to vehicular operation upon the right half of
| 6 | | the roadway; and
| 7 | | 5. The ambulance shall display registration plates | 8 | | identifying the vehicle
as an ambulance.
| 9 | | (b) The foregoing provisions do not relieve the driver of | 10 | | an ambulance
or rescue vehicle from the duty of driving with | 11 | | due regard for the safety
of all persons, nor do such | 12 | | provisions protect the driver from the consequences
resulting | 13 | | from the reckless disregard for the safety of others.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 88-517.)
| 15 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-602)
| 16 | | Sec. 12-602. Mufflers, prevention of noise.
| 17 | | (a) Every motor vehicle driven or operated upon the | 18 | | highways of this State
shall at all times be equipped with an | 19 | | adequate muffler or exhaust system
in constant operation and | 20 | | properly maintained to prevent any excessive or
unusual noise. | 21 | | No such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a
| 22 | | cutout, bypass or similar device. No person shall modify the | 23 | | exhaust system
of a motor vehicle in a manner which will | 24 | | amplify or increase the noise of
such vehicle above that | 25 | | emitted by the muffler originally installed on the
vehicle, and |
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| 1 | | such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements
of | 2 | | this Section.
| 3 | | (b) No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle of the | 4 | | first division that is not a motorcycle or a motor vehicle of | 5 | | the second division weighing no more than 10,000 pounds with a | 6 | | noise level intensity at a distance of 50 feet from the | 7 | | centerline of the lane of travel that exceeds: | 8 | | (1) 76 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of 35 | 9 | | miles per hour or less; | 10 | | (2) 78 decibels when driving or operating the motor | 11 | | vehicle on a grade exceeding 3% on a highway with a speed | 12 | | limit of 35 miles per hour or less; or | 13 | | (3) 82 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of more | 14 | | than 35 miles per hour. | 15 | | (c) No person shall drive or operate a motorcycle with a | 16 | | noise level intensity at a distance of 50 feet from the | 17 | | centerline of the lane of travel that exceeds: | 18 | | (1) 82 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of 35 | 19 | | miles per hour or less; | 20 | | (2) 84 decibels when driving or operating a motorcycle | 21 | | on a grade exceeding 3% on a highway with a speed limit of | 22 | | 35 miles per hour or less; or | 23 | | (3) 86 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of more | 24 | | than 35 miles per hour. | 25 | | (d) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person | 26 | | shall drive or operate a motor vehicle with a noise level |
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| 1 | | intensity at a distance of 50 feet from the centerline of the | 2 | | lane of travel that exceeds: | 3 | | (1) 86 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of 35 | 4 | | miles per hour or less; | 5 | | (2) 88 decibels when driving or operating the motor | 6 | | vehicle on a grade exceeding 3% on a highway with a speed | 7 | | limit of 35 miles per hour or less; or | 8 | | (3) 90 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of more | 9 | | than 35 miles per hour. | 10 | | (e) A violation of subsections (b), (c), or (d) of this | 11 | | Section shall be punishable by a maximum fine of $75 for a | 12 | | first offense, a maximum fine of $150 for a second offense, and | 13 | | impoundment of the motor vehicle or motorcycle for a third or | 14 | | subsequent offense. | 15 | | (Source: P.A. 77-37.)
| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 17 | | becoming law.".
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