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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that whenever a pedestrian crossing warning sign with a rectangular rapid flashing beacon is in place at an intersection where traffic control signals are not in place or at a plainly marked crosswalk, a driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian when the rectangular rapid flashing beacon is activated. Defines "rectangular rapid flashing beacon". Provides that a violation of the provision is a Class C misdemeanor, except that a violation of the provision that results in serious bodily injury or death to another is a Class 2 felony.
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that a driver of a vehicle shall stop and yield (rather than yield) the right-of-way to a pedestrian when the rectangular rapid flashing beacon is activated. Provides that a violation of the added subsection that results in serious bodily injury or death to another is a Class 4 (rather than Class 2) felony.
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