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

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that 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) 80 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less; (2) 82 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. Establishes penalties. Reinforces that the audible signal intensity of a siren on an ambulance or a rescue vehicle shall not exceed 100 decibels at a distance of 50 feet from the siren. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

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

Download: Illinois-2017-HB2402-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB2402 Introduced , by Rep. Christian L. Mitchell SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/11-1421 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1421
625 ILCS 5/12-602 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-602
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that 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) 80 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less; (2) 82 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. Establishes penalties. Reinforces that the audible signal intensity of a siren on an ambulance or a rescue vehicle shall not exceed 100 decibels at a distance of 50 feet from the siren. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
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
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, and with a lamp or
lamps emitting an oscillating, rotating or flashing red

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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
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

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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
such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements of
this Section.
(b) 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) 80 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of 35
miles per hour or less;
(2) 82 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

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(3) 86 decibels on a highway with a speed limit of more
than 35 miles per hour.
A violation of this subsection (b) 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 motorcycle for a
third or subsequent offense.
(Source: P.A. 77-37.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.