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Public Act 103-0484
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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 1. This Act may be referred to as the Donald (DJ) |
Stallworth, III Act.
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
changing Section 11-1421 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/11-1421) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1421)
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Sec. 11-1421. Conditions for operating ambulances and |
rescue vehicles.
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(a) No person shall operate an ambulance or rescue vehicle
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in a manner not conforming to the motor vehicle laws
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regulations of this State or of any political subdivision of |
this State
as such laws and regulations apply to motor |
vehicles in
general, unless in compliance with the following |
conditions:
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0.5. The operator of the ambulance or rescue vehicle |
shall have documented training in the operation of an |
ambulance or rescue vehicle prior to operating that |
vehicle. This training shall include the proper use of |
warning lights and sirens, situations where warning lights |
and sirens are warranted, and the provisions of this |
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Section. |
1. The person operating the ambulance shall be either |
responding to a
bona fide emergency call or specifically |
directed by a licensed physician
to disregard traffic laws |
in operating the ambulance during and for the
purpose of |
the specific trip or journey that is involved;
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2. The ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be equipped |
with a siren
producing
an audible signal of an intensity |
of 100 decibels at a distance of 50 feet
from the siren, |
and with a lamp or lamps emitting an oscillating, rotating
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or flashing red beam directed in part toward the front of |
the vehicle, and
these lamps shall have sufficient |
intensity to be visible at 500 feet in
normal sunlight, |
and in addition to other lighting requirements, excluding
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those vehicles operated in counties with a population in |
excess of 2,000,000,
may also operate with a lamp or lamps |
emitting an oscillating, rotating, or
flashing
green |
light;
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3. The aforesaid siren and lamp or lamps shall be in |
operation at all
times when it is reasonably necessary to |
warn pedestrians and other drivers
of the approach thereof |
during such trip or journey, except that in a municipality |
with a population over 1,000,000, the siren and lamp or |
lamps shall be in operation only when it is reasonably |
necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers
of the |
approach thereof while responding to an emergency call or |
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transporting a patient who presents a combination of |
circumstances resulting in a need for immediate medical |
intervention;
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4. Whenever the ambulance or rescue vehicle is |
operated at a speed in
excess of 40 miles per hour, the |
ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be operated
in complete |
conformance with every other motor vehicle law and |
regulation
of this State and of the political subdivision |
in which the ambulance or
rescue vehicle is operated, |
relating to the operation of motor vehicles,
as such |
provision applies to motor vehicles in
general, except |
laws and regulations pertaining to compliance with |
official
traffic-control devices or to vehicular operation |
upon the right half of
the roadway; and
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5. The ambulance shall display registration plates |
identifying the vehicle
as an ambulance.
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(a-5) The driver of an ambulance or rescue vehicle may |
proceed past a red traffic control signal or stop sign if the |
ambulance or rescue vehicle is making use of both the audible |
and visual signals meeting the requirement of this Section, |
but only after slowing down as necessary for safe operation. |
(b) The foregoing provisions do not relieve the driver of |
an ambulance
or rescue vehicle from the duty of driving with |
due regard for the safety
of all persons, nor do such |
provisions protect the driver from the consequences
resulting |
from the reckless disregard for the safety of others.
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