Full Text of SB1791 102nd General Assembly
SB1791eng 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
| 5 | | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing | 6 | | Section 2705-210 as follows:
| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-210) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.15)
| 8 | | Sec. 2705-210. Traffic control and prevention of | 9 | | accidents. The Department
has the power to develop, | 10 | | consolidate, and coordinate effective
programs
and activities | 11 | | for the advancement of driver education, for the
facilitation | 12 | | of the movement of motor vehicle traffic, and for the
| 13 | | protection and conservation of life and property on the | 14 | | streets and
highways of this State and to advise, recommend, | 15 | | and consult with the
several departments, divisions, boards, | 16 | | commissions, and other agencies
of this State in regard to | 17 | | those programs and activities. The
Department has the power to | 18 | | aid and
assist the counties, cities, towns, and other | 19 | | political subdivisions of
this State in the control of traffic | 20 | | and the prevention of traffic
accidents. That aid and | 21 | | assistance to counties, cities, towns,
and other
political | 22 | | subdivisions of this State shall include assistance with | 23 | | regard
to planning, traffic flow, light synchronizing, |
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| 1 | | preferential lanes for
carpools,
and carpool parking | 2 | | allocations.
| 3 | | To further the prevention of accidents, the Department | 4 | | shall conduct a traffic study following the occurrence of any | 5 | | accident involving a pedestrian fatality that occurs at an | 6 | | intersection of a State highway. The study shall include, but | 7 | | not be limited to, consideration of alternative geometric | 8 | | design improvements, traffic control devices, and any other | 9 | | improvements that the Department deems necessary. The | 10 | | Department shall make the results of the study available to | 11 | | the public on its website. | 12 | | (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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