CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SUBCHAPTER f: HIGHWAYS
PART 557 CUSTODIAL TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS WHERE WALKING CONSTITUTES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD
SECTION 557.140 CROSSING A ROADWAY (TYPE II HAZARD)
Section 557.140 Crossing a Roadway (Type II Hazard)
In determining whether a pupil crossing a roadway is endangered by a serious safety hazard, the type of traffic control, number of lanes, and speed and volume of traffic on the roadway will be considered. To determine whether a hazard exists in a particular situation, appropriate points from subsections (a) and (b) will be added together.
a) Type of Traffic Control
|
CONTROL OF TRAFFIC ON ROADWAY BEING CROSSED |
TWO LANES |
THREE LANES OR MORE |
|
Does Not Stop |
6 points |
8 points |
|
Stopped by signals or stop sign |
2 points |
4 points |
b) Speed and Volume of Traffic
|
SPEED |
VOLUME |
POINTS |
|
50 - 55 mph |
Heavy Moderate Light |
8 6 4 |
|
40 - 45 mph |
Heavy Moderate Light |
6 4 2 |
|
30 - 35 mph |
Heavy Moderate Light |
5 3 1 |
(Source: Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 16534, effective December 18, 2001)