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91_SB1629enr SB1629 Enrolled LRB9112830DHmb 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing 2 Section 11-1301. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 6 changing Section 11-1301 as follows: 7 (625 ILCS 5/11-1301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1301) 8 Sec. 11-1301. Stopping, standing or parking outside of 9 business or residence district. 10 (a) Outside a business or residence district, no person 11 shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether 12 attended or unattended, upon the roadway when it is 13 practicable to stop, park or so leave such vehicle off the 14 roadway, but in every event an unobstructed width of the 15 highway opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the 16 free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of such 17 stopped vehicle shall be available from a distance of 200 18 feet in each direction upon such highway. 19 (b) The Department with respect to highways under its 20 jurisdiction or for the maintenance of which it is 21 responsible may place signs prohibiting or restricting the 22 stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway 23 where in its opinion such stopping, standing or parking is 24 dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, 25 standing or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with 26 the free movement of traffic thereon. Any such regulations 27 adopted by the Department regarding the stopping, standing or 28 parking of vehicles upon any specific street, streets or 29 highways become effective at the time of the erection of 30 appropriate signs indicating such regulations. Any such 31 signs may be erected either by the Department or by a local SB1629 Enrolled -2- LRB9112830DHmb 1 authority with the approval of the Department. 2 (c) This Section, Section 11-1303 and Section 11-1304 3 shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is 4 disabled in such manner and to such extent that it is 5 impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the 6 vehicle in such position. 7 (d) Any second division vehicle used exclusively for the 8 collection of garbage, refuse, or recyclable material may 9 stop or stand on the road in a business, rural, or 10 residential district for the sole purpose of collecting 11 garbage, refuse, or recyclable material. The vehicle, in 12 addition to having its hazard lights lighted at all times 13 that it is engaged in stopping or standing, shall also use 14 its amber oscillating, rotating, or flashing light or lights 15 as authorized under paragraph 12 of subsection (b) of Section 16 12-215, if so equipped. 17 (Source: P.A. 79-1069.)