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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government. | ||||||
| 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 crashes. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) The Department has the power to develop, consolidate, | ||||||
| 10 | and coordinate effective programs and activities for the | ||||||
| 11 | advancement of driver education, for the facilitation of the | ||||||
| 12 | movement of motor vehicle traffic, and for the protection and | ||||||
| 13 | conservation of life and property on the streets and highways | ||||||
| 14 | of this State and to advise, recommend, and consult with the | ||||||
| 15 | several departments, divisions, boards, commissions, and other | ||||||
| 16 | agencies of this State in regard to those programs and | ||||||
| 17 | activities. The Department has the power to aid and assist the | ||||||
| 18 | counties, cities, towns, and other political subdivisions of | ||||||
| 19 | this State in the control of traffic and the prevention of | ||||||
| 20 | traffic crashes. That aid and assistance to counties, cities, | ||||||
| 21 | towns, and other political subdivisions of this State shall | ||||||
| 22 | include assistance with regard to planning, traffic flow, | ||||||
| 23 | light synchronizing, preferential lanes for carpools, and | ||||||
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| 1 | carpool parking allocations. | ||||||
| 2 | (b) To further the prevention of crashes, the Department | ||||||
| 3 | shall conduct a traffic study following the occurrence of any | ||||||
| 4 | crash involving a pedestrian fatality that occurs at an | ||||||
| 5 | intersection of a State highway. The study shall include, but | ||||||
| 6 | not be limited to, consideration of alternative geometric | ||||||
| 7 | design improvements, traffic control devices, and any other | ||||||
| 8 | improvements that the Department deems necessary to reduce | ||||||
| 9 | traffic crashes and fatalities at the location. The Department | ||||||
| 10 | shall make the results of the study available to the public on | ||||||
| 11 | its website. | ||||||
| 12 | (1) As part of the study, the Department shall | ||||||
| 13 | identify trends, patterns, and correlations including, but | ||||||
| 14 | not limited to, trends, patterns, and correlations | ||||||
| 15 | associated with the occurrence of fatal or serious injury | ||||||
| 16 | traffic crash outcomes in pedestrians and bicyclists | ||||||
| 17 | population groups. | ||||||
| 18 | (2) If appropriate, the Department shall conduct | ||||||
| 19 | analyses and identify potential actions to increase | ||||||
| 20 | traffic safety, which may include, but are not limited to, | ||||||
| 21 | modifications to street design and infrastructure. | ||||||
| 22 | (3) In conducting analyses and in identifying | ||||||
| 23 | potential actions, the Department shall coordinate with | ||||||
| 24 | any other department, agency, or organization deemed | ||||||
| 25 | relevant by the Department. | ||||||
| 26 | (4) The Department shall make the reports of the | ||||||
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| 1 | analyses and results of the study available to the public | ||||||
| 2 | upon request. | ||||||
| 3 | (Source: P.A. 102-333, eff. 1-1-22; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.) | ||||||