It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle which is so loaded
or in such a condition that the operator does not have a clear vision
of all parts of the roadway essential to the safe operation of the
vehicle.
It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle which emits dense
smoke or such an amount of smoke or fumes as to be dangerous to the
health of persons or as to endanger the drivers of other vehicles.
It shall be unlawful to operate a vehicle which makes unusually
loud or unnecessary noise.
It is unlawful for any person to drive or move or for the owner
to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway
any vehicle which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person
or property, or which is in violation of any provisions of this chapter
or any laws of the State of Illinois.
No vehicle shall be so loaded that any part of its load spills
or drops on any street or alley in the Village.
It shall be unlawful to drive any motor vehicle upon a street
unless such vehicle is equipped with good and sufficient brakes in
good working condition, as required by the state traffic law, or to
operate any vehicle which is so loaded that the operator does not
have ready access to the mechanics operating the brakes of such vehicles.
A.
Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a good and sufficient
audible signaling device in efficient working condition. Such signaling
device shall be sounded when necessary to give timely warning of the
approach of a vehicle, but such horn or other signaling device shall
not be sounded for any purpose other than as a warning of impending
danger.
B.
No motor vehicle other than an emergency vehicle or organ transport
vehicle as defined in 625 ILCS 5/1-154.1 shall be equipped with a
siren or gong signaling device.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). The original section regarding lamps on vehicles owned by firefighters, which immediately followed this section, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). See now § 252-64C above.
It shall be unlawful to operate or park on any street any vehicle
not equipped with adequate lights conforming to the requirements of
state law, provided that vehicles may be parked at nighttime without
lights on any street or portion thereof designated by ordinance as
a place where vehicles may be so parked at nighttime.
No motor vehicle shall be operated on any street unless such
vehicle is provided with a muffler in efficient actual working condition;
and the use of a cutout is prohibited.
It shall be unlawful to operate upon any street any motor vehicle
equipped with any nonskid device so constructed that any rigid or
nonflexible portion thereof comes into contact with the pavement or
roadway.
B.
No First Division vehicle shall be operated on the streets with a
load extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of
the vehicle nor extending more than six inches beyond the line of
the fenders on the right side thereof.
C.
No combination of vehicles of the Second Division coupled together
shall consist of more than two units, but such limitation shall not
apply to vehicles operated in daytime when transporting pipes, poles,
machinery and other objects which cannot be readily dismembered, nor
to such vehicles operated at nighttime by a public utility when engaged
in emergency repair work; but such loads carried at night shall be
clearly marked with sufficient lights to show the full dimensions
of the load.
D.
No part of the load of a vehicle shall extend more than three feet
in front of the extreme front portion of the vehicle.
It shall be unlawful to operate on any street any motor vehicle
which is not equipped with tires conforming to the requirements of
the Illinois Vehicle Code.
A.
It shall be unlawful to drive on any street any motor vehicle with
a weight, including load, in excess of that permitted by the Illinois
Vehicle Code for driving on improved highways, or with weight distributed
in a manner not conforming to such law, or in violation of special
weight limits provided for by ordinance and signposted.[1]
Every bicycle, when in use at nighttime, shall be equipped with
a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a
distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with a red reflector
on the rear of a type approved by the Department of Transportation
which shall be visible from all distances from 100 feet to 600 feet
to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps
on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance
of 500 feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector.
During the period from sunset to sunrise, or at any other time
when visibility is so limited as to require the use of lights for
safety, every motorcycle operated on any street or other public place
in the Village shall carry and exhibit one lighted lamp commonly known
as a "driving light," and every motor vehicle two such lighted lamps
showing white lights, or lights of a yellow or amber tint, visible
at least 500 feet in the direction toward which each motorcycle or
motor vehicle is proceeding, and each motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer
shall also exhibit at least one lighted lamp which shall be so situated
as to throw a red light visible for at least 500 feet in the reverse
direction. Every trailer having a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or
less, including the weight of the trailer and maximum load, shall
be equipped with two lighted lamps, one on each side of the rear of
such trailer which shall be so situated as to throw a red light visible
for at least 500 feet in the reverse direction.
