Bill Amendment: IL HB2402 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly

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Bill Title: VEH CD-NOISE LEVEL-MOTORCYCLE

Status: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB2402 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB2402-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Christian L. Mitchell

Filed: 3/24/2017

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2402
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2402 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Sections 11-1421 and 12-602 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-1421) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1421)
Sec. 11-1421. Conditions for operating ambulances and
rescue vehicles.
(a) No person shall operate an ambulance or rescue vehicle
in a manner not conforming to the motor vehicle laws and
regulations of this State or of any political subdivision of
this State as such laws and regulations apply to motor vehicles
in general, unless in compliance with the following conditions:
1. The person operating the ambulance shall be either
responding to a bona fide emergency call or specifically
directed by a licensed physician to disregard traffic laws

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in operating the ambulance during and for the purpose of
the specific trip or journey that is involved;
2. The ambulance or rescue vehicle shall be equipped
with a siren producing an audible signal of an intensity of
at least 100 decibels, but not to exceed 101 decibels at a
distance of 50 feet from the siren, or at an audible signal
that is otherwise consistent with the National Fire
Protection Association's standards on audible siren signal
intensity, and with a lamp or lamps emitting an
oscillating, rotating or flashing red beam directed in part
toward the front of the vehicle, and these lamps shall have
sufficient intensity to be visible at 500 feet in normal
sunlight, and in addition to other lighting requirements,
excluding those vehicles operated in counties with a
population in excess of 2,000,000, may also operate with a
lamp or lamps emitting an oscillating, rotating, or
flashing green light;
3. The aforesaid siren and lamp or lamps shall be in
operation at all times when it is reasonably necessary to
warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof
during such trip or journey;
4. Whenever the ambulance or rescue vehicle is operated
at a speed in excess of 40 miles per hour, the ambulance or
rescue vehicle shall be operated in complete conformance
with every other motor vehicle law and regulation of this
State and of the political subdivision in which the

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ambulance or rescue vehicle is operated, relating to the
operation of motor vehicles, as such provision applies to
motor vehicles in general, except laws and regulations
pertaining to compliance with official traffic-control
devices or to vehicular operation upon the right half of
the roadway; and
5. The ambulance shall display registration plates
identifying the vehicle as an ambulance.
(b) The foregoing provisions do not relieve the driver of
an ambulance or rescue vehicle from the duty of driving with
due regard for the safety of all persons, nor do such
provisions protect the driver from the consequences resulting
from the reckless disregard for the safety of others.
(Source: P.A. 88-517.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-602)
Sec. 12-602. Mufflers, prevention of noise.
(a) Every motor vehicle driven or operated upon the
highways of this State shall at all times be equipped with an
adequate muffler or exhaust system in constant operation and
properly maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise.
No such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a
cutout, bypass or similar device. No person shall modify the
exhaust system of a motor vehicle in a manner which will
amplify or increase the noise of such vehicle above that
emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and

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such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements of
this Section.
(b) No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle of the
first division that is not a motorcycle or a motor vehicle of
the second division weighing no more than 10,000 pounds with a
noise level intensity at a distance of 50 feet from the
centerline of the lane of travel that exceeds:
(1) 76 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of 35
miles per hour or less;
(2) 78 decibels when driving or operating the motor
vehicle on a grade exceeding 3% on a highway with a speed
limit of 35 miles per hour or less; or
(3) 82 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of more
than 35 miles per hour.
(c) No person shall drive or operate a motorcycle with a
noise level intensity at a distance of 50 feet from the
centerline of the lane of travel that exceeds:
(1) 82 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of 35
miles per hour or less;
(2) 84 decibels when driving or operating a motorcycle
on a grade exceeding 3% on a highway with a speed limit of
35 miles per hour or less; or
(3) 86 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of more
than 35 miles per hour.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person
shall drive or operate a motor vehicle with a noise level

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intensity at a distance of 50 feet from the centerline of the
lane of travel that exceeds:
(1) 86 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of 35
miles per hour or less;
(2) 88 decibels when driving or operating the motor
vehicle on a grade exceeding 3% on a highway with a speed
limit of 35 miles per hour or less; or
(3) 90 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of more
than 35 miles per hour.
(e) A violation of subsections (b), (c), or (d) of this
Section shall be punishable by a maximum fine of $75 for a
first offense, a maximum fine of $150 for a second offense, and
impoundment of the motor vehicle or motorcycle for a third or
subsequent offense.
(Source: P.A. 77-37.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".