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92_HB2270 LRB9206411DHmb 1 AN ACT in regard to vehicles. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 5 changing Section 12-208 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/12-208) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-208) 7 Sec. 12-208. Signal lamps and signal devices. 8 (a) Every vehicle other than an antique vehicle 9 displaying an antique plate operated in this State shall be 10 equipped with a stop lamp or lamps on the rear of the vehicle 11 which shall display a red or amber light visible from a 12 distance of not less than 500 feet to the rear in normal 13 sunlight and which shall be actuated upon application of the 14 service (foot) brake, and which may but need not be 15 incorporated with other rear lamps. During times when lighted 16 lamps are not required, an antique vehicle may be equipped 17 with a stop lamp or lamps on the rear of such vehicle of the 18 same type originally installed by the manufacturer as 19 original equipment and in working order. However, at all 20 other times, except as provided in subsection (a-1), such 21 antique vehicle must be equipped with stop lamps meeting the 22 requirements of Section 12-208 of this Act. 23 (a-1) An antique vehicle may display a blue light or 24 lights of up to one inch in diameter as part of the vehicle's 25 rear stop lamp or lamps. 26 (b) Every motor vehicle other than an antique vehicle 27 displaying an antique plate shall be equipped with an 28 electric turn signal device which shall indicate the 29 intention of the driver to turn to the right or to the left 30 in the form of flashing lights located at and showing to the 31 front and rear of the vehicle on the side of the vehicle -2- LRB9206411DHmb 1 toward which the turn is to be made. The lamps showing to the 2 front shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced 3 laterally as practicable and, when signaling, shall emit a 4 white or amber light, or any shade of light between white and 5 amber. The lamps showing to the rear shall be mounted on the 6 same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and, 7 when signaling, shall emit a red or amber light. An antique 8 vehicle shall be equipped with a turn signal device of the 9 same type originally installed by the manufacturer as 10 original equipment and in working order. 11 (c) Every trailer and semitrailer shall be equipped with 12 an electric turn signal device which indicates the intention 13 of the driver in the power unit to turn to the right or to 14 the left in the form of flashing red or amber lights located 15 at the rear of the vehicle on the side toward which the turn 16 is to be made and mounted on the same level and as widely 17 spaced laterally as practicable. 18 (d) Turn signal lamps must be visible from a distance of 19 not less than 300 feet in normal sunlight. 20 (e) Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles need not be 21 equipped with electric turn signals. Antique vehicles need 22 not be equipped with turn signals unless such were installed 23 by the manufacturer as original equipment. 24 (Source: P.A. 77-37.)