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Sen. Mike Jacobs
Filed: 5/10/2005
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1387
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1387 on page 1, by |
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| replacing lines 4 and 5 with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
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| changing Sections 11-1202, 18b-105, and 18b-107 and by adding |
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| Section 12-815.2 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/11-1202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1202)
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| Sec. 11-1202. Certain vehicles must stop at all railroad |
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| grade
crossings.
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| (a) The driver of any of the following vehicles shall, |
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| before
crossing a railroad track or tracks at grade, stop such |
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| vehicle within 50
feet but not less than 15 feet from the |
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| nearest rail and, while so stopped,
shall listen and look for |
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| the approach of a train and shall not proceed
until such |
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| movement can be made with safety:
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| 1. Any second division vehicle carrying passengers for |
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| hire;
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| 2. Any bus that meets all of the special requirements |
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| for school buses in
Sections 12-801, 12-803, and 12-805 of |
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| this Code. The driver of the bus, in addition to complying |
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| with all other applicable requirements of this subsection |
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| (a), must also turn off all noise producing accessories, |
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| including heater blowers, defroster fans, auxiliary fans, |
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| and radios, before crossing a railroad track or tracks;
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| 3. Any other vehicle which is required by Federal or |
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| State law to be
placarded when carrying as a cargo or part |
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| of a cargo hazardous material as
defined in the "Illinois |
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| Hazardous Materials Transportation Act".
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| After stopping as required in this Section, the driver |
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| shall proceed only in
a gear not requiring a change of gears |
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| during the crossing, and the driver
shall not shift gears while |
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| crossing the track or tracks.
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| (b) This Section shall not apply:
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| 1. At any railroad grade crossing where traffic is |
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| controlled by a police
officer or flagperson;
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| 2. At any railroad grade crossing controlled by a |
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| functioning
traffic-control signal transmitting a green |
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| indication which, under law,
permits the vehicle to proceed |
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| across the railroad tracks without slowing
or stopping, |
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| except that subsection (a) shall apply to
any school bus;
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| 3. At any streetcar grade crossing within a business or
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| residence district; or
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| 4. At any abandoned, industrial or spur track railroad |
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| grade
crossing designated as exempt by the Illinois |
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| Commerce Commission and
marked with an official sign as |
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| authorized in the State Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control |
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| Devices for Streets and Highways.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-658, eff. 1-1-97.)
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| (625 ILCS 5/12-815.2 new) |
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| Sec. 12-815.2. Noise suppression switch. Any school bus |
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| manufactured on or after January 1, 2006 must be equipped with |
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| a noise suppression switch capable of turning off noise |
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| producing accessories, including: heater blowers; defroster |
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| fans; auxiliary fans; and radios.".
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