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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Donald (DJ) |
| 5 | | Stallworth, III Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
| 7 | | changing Section 11-1421 as follows:
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| 8 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1421) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1421)
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| 9 | | Sec. 11-1421. Conditions for operating ambulances and |
| 10 | | rescue vehicles.
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| 11 | | (a) No person shall operate an ambulance or rescue vehicle
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| 12 | | in a manner not conforming to the motor vehicle laws
and |
| 13 | | regulations of this State or of any political subdivision of |
| 14 | | this State
as such laws and regulations apply to motor |
| 15 | | vehicles in
general, unless in compliance with the following |
| 16 | | conditions:
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| 17 | | 0.5. The operator of the ambulance or rescue vehicle |
| 18 | | shall have documented training in the operation of an |
| 19 | | ambulance or rescue vehicle prior to operating that |
| 20 | | vehicle. This training shall include the proper use of |
| 21 | | warning lights and sirens, situations where warning lights |
| 22 | | and sirens are warranted, and the provisions of this |
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| 1 | | Section. |
| 2 | | 1. The person operating the ambulance shall be either |
| 3 | | responding to a
bona fide emergency call or specifically |
| 4 | | directed by a licensed physician
to disregard traffic laws |
| 5 | | in operating the ambulance during and for the
purpose of |
| 6 | | the specific trip or journey that is involved;
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| 7 | | 2. The ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be equipped |
| 8 | | with a siren
producing
an audible signal of an intensity |
| 9 | | of 100 decibels at a distance of 50 feet
from the siren, |
| 10 | | and with a lamp or lamps emitting an oscillating, rotating
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| 11 | | or flashing red beam directed in part toward the front of |
| 12 | | the vehicle, and
these lamps shall have sufficient |
| 13 | | intensity to be visible at 500 feet in
normal sunlight, |
| 14 | | and in addition to other lighting requirements, excluding
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| 15 | | those vehicles operated in counties with a population in |
| 16 | | excess of 2,000,000,
may also operate with a lamp or lamps |
| 17 | | emitting an oscillating, rotating, or
flashing
green |
| 18 | | light;
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| 19 | | 3. The aforesaid siren and lamp or lamps shall be in |
| 20 | | operation at all
times when it is reasonably necessary to |
| 21 | | warn pedestrians and other drivers
of the approach thereof |
| 22 | | during such trip or journey, except that in a municipality |
| 23 | | with a population over 1,000,000, the siren and lamp or |
| 24 | | lamps shall be in operation only when it is reasonably |
| 25 | | necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers
of the |
| 26 | | approach thereof while responding to an emergency call or |
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| 1 | | transporting a patient who presents a combination of |
| 2 | | circumstances resulting in a need for immediate medical |
| 3 | | intervention;
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| 4 | | 4. Whenever the ambulance or rescue vehicle is |
| 5 | | operated at a speed in
excess of 40 miles per hour, the |
| 6 | | ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be operated
in complete |
| 7 | | conformance with every other motor vehicle law and |
| 8 | | regulation
of this State and of the political subdivision |
| 9 | | in which the ambulance or
rescue vehicle is operated, |
| 10 | | relating to the operation of motor vehicles,
as such |
| 11 | | provision applies to motor vehicles in
general, except |
| 12 | | laws and regulations pertaining to compliance with |
| 13 | | official
traffic-control devices or to vehicular operation |
| 14 | | upon the right half of
the roadway; and
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| 15 | | 5. The ambulance shall display registration plates |
| 16 | | identifying the vehicle
as an ambulance.
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| 17 | | (a-5) The driver of an ambulance or rescue vehicle may |
| 18 | | proceed past a red traffic control signal or stop sign if the |
| 19 | | ambulance or rescue vehicle is making use of both the audible |
| 20 | | and visual signals meeting the requirement of this Section, |
| 21 | | but only after slowing down as necessary for safe operation. |
| 22 | | (b) The foregoing provisions do not relieve the driver of |
| 23 | | an ambulance
or rescue vehicle from the duty of driving with |
| 24 | | due regard for the safety
of all persons, nor do such |
| 25 | | provisions protect the driver from the consequences
resulting |
| 26 | | from the reckless disregard for the safety of others.
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