Full Text of HB4654 100th General Assembly
HB4654ham002 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Filed: 4/13/2018
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4654
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4654, by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 11-710 and 12-604.1 and by adding Sections | 6 | | 1-159.4 and 11-1432 as follows: | 7 | | (625 ILCS 5/1-159.4 new) | 8 | | Sec. 1-159.4. Platoon. A group of individual motor vehicles | 9 | | traveling in a unified manner utilizing vehicle-to-vehicle | 10 | | communications technology at following distances that are | 11 | | closer than distances provided in subsection (a) of Section | 12 | | 11-710 for vehicles traveling without vehicle-to-vehicle | 13 | | communications technology.
| 14 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-710) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-710)
| 15 | | Sec. 11-710. Following too closely. (a) The driver of
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| 1 | | motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely
| 2 | | than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the
speed | 3 | | of such vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the | 4 | | highway.
| 5 | | (b) The driver of any truck or motor vehicle
drawing | 6 | | another vehicle
when traveling upon a roadway outside of a | 7 | | business or
residence district and which is following another | 8 | | truck or
motor vehicle drawing another vehicle shall,
whenever | 9 | | conditions permit, leave sufficient space so that
an overtaking | 10 | | vehicle may enter and occupy such space without
danger, except | 11 | | that this shall not prevent a truck or motor
vehicle drawing | 12 | | another vehicle from overtaking and passing
any vehicle or | 13 | | combination of vehicles.
| 14 | | (c) Motor vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside
of | 15 | | a business or residence district in a caravan or
motorcade | 16 | | whether or not towing other vehicles shall be so
operated as to | 17 | | allow sufficient space between each such
vehicle or combination | 18 | | of vehicles so as to enable any other
vehicle to enter and | 19 | | occupy such space without danger. This
provision shall not | 20 | | apply to funeral processions. | 21 | | (d) This Section does not apply to a driver of a non-lead | 22 | | motor vehicle operating in a platoon.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 79-1069.)
| 24 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1432 new) | 25 | | Sec. 11-1432. Plan for general platoon operations. |
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| 1 | | (a) Before the operation of a platoon upon the streets or | 2 | | highways of this State, a person shall file a plan for general | 3 | | platoon operations with the Department of State Police. The | 4 | | Department of State Police shall approve or reject the plan. If | 5 | | the plan is rejected, the Department of State Police shall | 6 | | provide the reason for the rejection and provide guidance on | 7 | | how to resubmit the plan to meet the Department of State | 8 | | Police's requirements. The Department of State Police may adopt | 9 | | rules to implement this Section. | 10 | | (b) The plan for general platoon operations required under | 11 | | this Section shall include, but not be limited to, platoon | 12 | | routes, platoon technology features and functionality, and | 13 | | platoon driver training. | 14 | | (c) An appropriately endorsed driver, who holds a valid | 15 | | commercial driver's license, shall be present behind the wheel | 16 | | of each motor vehicle in a platoon. | 17 | | (d) A platoon shall consist of no more than 2 motor | 18 | | vehicles. | 19 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-604.1) | 20 | | Sec. 12-604.1. Video devices. | 21 | | (a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if a | 22 | | television receiver, a video monitor, a television or video | 23 | | screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a | 24 | | television broadcast or video signal that produces | 25 | | entertainment or business applications is operating and is |
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| 1 | | located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of the back | 2 | | of the driver's seat, or is operating and visible to the driver | 3 | | while driving the motor vehicle.
| 4 | | (a-5) A person commits aggravated use of a video device | 5 | | when he or she violates subsection (a) and in committing the | 6 | | violation he or she was involved in a motor vehicle accident | 7 | | that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, | 8 | | disfigurement, or death to another and the violation was a | 9 | | proximate cause of the injury or death. | 10 | | (b) This Section does not apply to the following equipment, | 11 | | whether or not permanently installed in a vehicle:
| 12 | | (1) a vehicle information display;
| 13 | | (2) a global positioning display;
| 14 | | (3) a mapping or navigation display;
| 15 | | (4) a visual display used to enhance or supplement the | 16 | | driver's view forward, behind, or to the sides of a motor | 17 | | vehicle for the purpose of maneuvering the vehicle; | 18 | | (5) television-type receiving equipment used | 19 | | exclusively for safety or traffic engineering studies; or
| 20 | | (6) a television receiver, video monitor, television | 21 | | or video screen, or any other similar means of visually | 22 | | displaying a television broadcast or video signal, if that | 23 | | equipment has an interlock device that, when the motor | 24 | | vehicle is driven, disables the equipment for all uses | 25 | | except as a visual display as described in paragraphs (1) | 26 | | through (5) of this subsection (b).
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| 1 | | (c) This Section does not apply to a mobile, digital | 2 | | terminal installed in an authorized emergency vehicle, a motor | 3 | | vehicle providing emergency road service or roadside | 4 | | assistance, or to motor vehicles utilized for public | 5 | | transportation. | 6 | | (d) This Section does not apply to a television receiver, | 7 | | video monitor, television or video screen, or any other similar | 8 | | means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video | 9 | | signal if: (i) the equipment is permanently installed in the | 10 | | motor vehicle; and (ii) the moving entertainment images that | 11 | | the equipment displays are not visible to the driver while the | 12 | | motor vehicle is in motion. | 13 | | (d-5) This Section does not apply to a video event | 14 | | recorder, as defined in Section 1-218.10 of this Code, | 15 | | installed in a contract carrier vehicle. | 16 | | (d-7) This Section does not apply to a video device used in | 17 | | a vehicle traveling in a platoon that: (i) allows the lead | 18 | | driver to see his or her vehicle from a non-lead driver's | 19 | | perspective and a non-lead driver to view the road from the | 20 | | lead driver's perspective; or (ii) that displays platoon | 21 | | information. | 22 | | (e) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this Section, a | 23 | | person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a petty | 24 | | offense and shall be fined not more than $100 for a first | 25 | | offense, not more than $200 for a second offense within one | 26 | | year of a previous conviction, and not more than $250 for a |
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| 1 | | third or subsequent offense within one year of 2 previous | 2 | | convictions.
| 3 | | (f) A person convicted of violating subsection (a-5) | 4 | | commits a Class A misdemeanor if the violation resulted in | 5 | | great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to | 6 | | another. A person convicted of violating subsection (a-5) | 7 | | commits a Class 4 felony if the violation resulted in the death | 8 | | of another person. | 9 | | (Source: P.A. 98-507, eff. 1-1-14; 99-689, eff. 1-1-17 .)".
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