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92_SB2159
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1 AN ACT in relation 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 Sections 1-105.5 and 11-306 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/1-105.5)
7 Sec. 1-105.5. Automated red light enforcement system. A
8 system in a municipality or county with a population of
9 1,000,000 or more operated by a governmental agency, in
10 cooperation with a law enforcement agency, that
11 photographically records a motor vehicle's response to a
12 traffic control signal with a red light indication and is
13 designed to obtain a clear photograph of the vehicle and the
14 vehicle's license plate when the motor vehicle is involved in
15 a motor vehicle accident, leaving the scene of a motor
16 vehicle accident, or reckless driving that results in bodily
17 injury.
18 (Source: P.A. 90-86, eff. 7-10-97.)
19 (625 ILCS 5/11-306) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-306)
20 Sec. 11-306. Traffic-control signal legend. Whenever
21 traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting
22 different colored lights or color lighted arrows,
23 successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors
24 green, red and yellow shall be used, except for special
25 pedestrian signals carrying a word legend, and the lights
26 shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and
27 pedestrians as follows:
28 (a) Green indication.
29 1. Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal
30 may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless
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1 a sign at such place prohibits either such turn.
2 Vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or
3 left, shall yield the right of way to other vehicles and
4 to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an
5 adjacent crosswalk at the time such signal is exhibited.
6 2. Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal,
7 shown alone or in combination with another indication,
8 may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the
9 movement indicated by such arrow, or such other movement
10 as is permitted by other indications shown at the same
11 time. Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right of
12 way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk
13 and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
14 3. Unless otherwise directed by a
15 pedestrian-control signal, as provided in Section 11-307,
16 pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole
17 green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed across the
18 roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
19 (b) Steady yellow indication.
20 1. Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular
21 yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby warned that the
22 related green movement is being terminated or that a red
23 indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter.
24 2. Pedestrians facing a steady circular yellow or
25 yellow arrow signal, unless otherwise directed by a
26 pedestrian-control signal as provided in Section 11-307,
27 are thereby advised that there is insufficient time to
28 cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no
29 pedestrian shall then start to cross the roadway.
30 (c) Steady red indication.
31 1. Except as provided in paragraph 3 of this
32 subsection (c), vehicular traffic facing a steady
33 circular red signal alone shall stop at a clearly marked
34 stop line, but if there is no such stop line, before
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1 entering the crosswalk on the near side of the
2 intersection, or if there is no such crosswalk, then
3 before entering the intersection, and shall remain
4 standing until an indication to proceed is shown.
5 2. Except as provided in paragraph 3 of this
6 subsection (c), vehicular traffic facing a steady red
7 arrow signal shall not enter the intersection to make the
8 movement indicated by the arrow and, unless entering the
9 intersection to make a movement permitted by another
10 signal, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if
11 there is no such stop line, before entering the crosswalk
12 on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no
13 such crosswalk, then before entering the intersection,
14 and shall remain standing until an indication permitting
15 the movement indicated by such red arrow is shown.
16 3. Except when a sign is in place prohibiting a
17 turn and local authorities by ordinance or State
18 authorities by rule or regulation prohibit any such turn,
19 vehicular traffic facing any steady red signal may
20 cautiously enter the intersection to turn right, or to
21 turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street,
22 after stopping as required by paragraph 1 or paragraph 2
23 of this subsection. After stopping, the driver shall
24 yield the right of way to any vehicle in the intersection
25 or approaching on another roadway so closely as to
26 constitute an immediate hazard during the time such
27 driver is moving across or within the intersection or
28 junction or roadways. Such driver shall yield the right
29 of way to pedestrians within the intersection or an
30 adjacent crosswalk.
31 4. Unless otherwise directed by a
32 pedestrian-control signal as provided in Section 11-307,
33 pedestrians facing a steady circular red or red arrow
34 signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
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1 5. A municipality or county with a population of
2 1,000,000 or more may enact an ordinance that provides
3 for the use of an automated red light enforcement system
4 to enforce violations of this subsection (c) that result
5 in or involve a motor vehicle accident, leaving the scene
6 of a motor vehicle accident, or reckless driving that
7 results in bodily injury.
8 This paragraph 5 is subject to prosecutorial
9 discretion that is consistent with applicable law.
10 (d) In the event an official traffic control signal is
11 erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection,
12 the provisions of this Section shall be applicable except as
13 to provisions which by their nature can have no application.
14 Any stop required shall be at a traffic sign or a marking on
15 the pavement indicating where the stop shall be made or, in
16 the absence of such sign or marking, the stop shall be made
17 at the signal.
18 (e) The motorman of any streetcar shall obey the above
19 signals as applicable to vehicles.
20 (Source: P.A. 90-86, eff. 7-10-97; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
21 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22 becoming law.