No snowmobile may be driven upon any roadway
within the corporate limits of this village at a speed which is greater
than is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and
the use of the highway, or endangers the safety of any person or property.
The fact that the speed of the snowmobile does not exceed the applicable
maximum speed limit does not relieve the driver of the snowmobile
from the duty to decrease speed when approaching and crossing an intersection,
when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hillcrest,
when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, or when special
hazards exist with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason
of weather or highway conditions. Speed must be decreased as may be
necessary to avoid colliding with any person or vehicle on or entering
the highway in compliance with legal requirements, and it shall be
a duty of all persons to use due care.
Unless some other speed restriction is established
by the posting of speed limit signs under the authority of the Village
Board, the maximum speed limits for snowmobiles within the corporate
limits is as follows:
Any person who drives any snowmobile with a
willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property
is guilty of reckless driving.
No person shall engage in any race on any roadway
within the corporate limits. "Race" means the act of two or more individuals
competing or racing on any street or highway, in a situation in which
one of the snowmobiles is beside or to the rear of a snowmobile operated
by a competing driver and the one driver attempts to prevent the competing
driver from passing or overtaking him, either by acceleration or maneuver
or one or more individuals competing in a race against time on any
street or roadway in this municipality.
No person shall drive a snowmobile at such a
slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement
of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation
of the snowmobile or in compliance with the direction of a peace officer.
Snowmobiles shall be operated on all roadways
as close to the right-hand side of the roadway as possible. Snowmobiles
proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right.
Upon roadways having width for not more than one line of traffic in
each direction, each driver shall give to the other at least 1/2 of
the main traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible.
No snowmobiles shall be driven to the left side
of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle
proceeding in the same direction unless such left side is clearly
visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance
ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made
without interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching
from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken.
No snowmobile shall be driven on the left side
of the roadway when approaching or upon the crest of a grade or curve
in the highway where the driver's view is obstructed, when approaching
within 100 feet of or traversing an intersection or railroad grade
crossing, or when the view is obstructed upon approaching within 100
feet of any bridge, viaduct or tunnel, and no driver may pass to the
left where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone
as indicated by pavement striping or appropriate signing.
The operator of a snowmobile shall not follow
another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent having
due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the traffic upon and
the condition of the highway.
No operator shall start a snowmobile which is
stopped, standing or parked unless and until such movement can be
made with reasonable safety.
A signal of intention to turn right or left
when required must be given continuously during not less than the
last 100 feet traveled by the snowmobile before turning within a business
or residence district.
Any stop or turn signal when required shall
be given either by means of a hand and arm or by electric turn signal
conforming to the requirements of 625-ILCS 40/3-1.
All signals required by this chapter shall be
given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner:
Any snowmobile approaching or entering an intersection
from a different roadway shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle
on the opposite roadway which is entering from the right at approximately
the same time. The driver of the vehicle or snowmobile on the left
must yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.
The operator of a snowmobile intending to turn
to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road
or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching
from the opposite direction which is so close as to constitute an
immediate hazard, but said snowmobile operator having so yielded may
proceed at such time as a safe interval occurs.
Except when directed to proceed by a peace officer
or traffic control signal, every operator of a snowmobile approaching
a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop at a clearly
marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the
near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest
the intersecting roadway where the operator has a view of approaching
traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection.
After having stopped, the operator of the snowmobile shall yield the
right-of-way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from
another roadway or which is approaching so closely on the roadway
as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when the operator
is moving across or within the intersection, but said operator having
so yielded may proceed at such time as a safe interval occurs.
The operator of a snowmobile approaching a yield
sign shall in obedience to such signs slow down to a speed reasonable
for the existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop, shall
stop at a clearly marked line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk
on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point
nearest the intersecting roadway where the operator has a view of
approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway. After slowing or
stopping, the operator shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle
in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as
to constitute an immediate hazard during the time such operator is
moving across or within the intersection. If a snowmobile is involved
in a collision at an intersection or interferes with the movement
of other vehicles after driving past the yield right-of-way sign,
such collision or interference shall be deemed prima facie evidence
of the driver's failure to yield the right-of-way.
A.
The operator of any snowmobile shall obey the instructions
of any official traffic control device applicable thereto placed in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and it shall be unlawful
for any snowmobile operator to leave the roadway and travel across
private property to avoid an official traffic control device.
B.
Snowmobile traffic facing a steady red signal at an
automatic traffic control device must stop at a clearly marked stop
line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side
of the intersection, or if none, then before entering the intersection,
and shall remain standing until an indication to proceed is indicated
by a green traffic control signal.
Operators of snowmobiles involved in any accident
with another snowmobile or any other motor vehicle or pedestrian shall
make accident reports in accordance with the provisions of 625 ILCS
40/6-1.
The operator of all snowmobiles shall yield
the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield
to a pedestrian crossing a roadway within a crosswalk, but in any
case every driver of a snowmobile shall exercise due care to avoid
colliding with any pedestrian and shall give warning by sounding the
horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing
any child or any obviously confused, incapacitated or intoxicated
person.
No person who is under the influence of intoxicating
beverage may drive or be in actual physical control of any snowmobile
within this municipality, and further no person who is an habitual
user of or under the influence of any narcotic drug or who is under
the influence of any other drug to a degree which renders him incapable
of safely driving a snowmobile may drive or be in actual physical
control of any snowmobile within this corporate limit.
No person shall consume any intoxicating beverage
while operating a snowmobile within this municipality, and any intoxicating
beverage transported in a snowmobile shall be in its original package
and with the seal unbroken.
No person shall operate a snowmobile when it
is so loaded with passengers as to obstruct the operator's view of
his operation of the driving mechanism.
No operator shall willfully or unnecessarily
hinder, obstruct, or delay or attempt to delay, hinder or obstruct
any other person lawfully driving or traveling along or upon any roadway
within the corporate limits.
No person shall operate a snowmobile within
the municipality on any roadway unless in possession of a valid operator's
license issued by the State of Illinois or are a resident of another
state and possess a valid operator's license from that state.
No person, except persons permitted by law,
shall operate or ride any snowmobile with any firearm in his possession
unless it is unloaded and enclosed in a carrying case, or any bow
unless it is unstrung in a carrying case.
No person may operate a snowmobile on any state
highway within the limits of the municipality, except to cross said
state highway at a ninety-degree angle yielding to all traffic and
crossing only when it is safe to do so.
