A.
The driver of a motor vehicle 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.
B.
The driver of any truck or motor vehicle drawing another vehicle
when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residence district
and which is following another truck or motor vehicle drawing another
vehicle shall, whenever conditions permit, leave sufficient space
so that an overtaking vehicle may enter and occupy such space without
danger, except that this shall not prevent a truck or motor vehicle
drawing another vehicle from overtaking and passing any vehicle or
combination of vehicles.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
C.
Motor vehicles being driven upon any roadway outside of a business
or residence district in a caravan or motorcade, whether or not towing
other vehicles, shall be so operated as to allow sufficient space
between each such vehicle or combination of vehicles so as to enable
any other vehicle to enter and occupy such space without danger. This
provision shall not apply to funeral processions.
A.
The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement
can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic.
B.
The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder
or roadway of any controlled-access highway.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
The driver of any motor vehicle traveling upon a downgrade shall
not coast with the gears or transmission of such vehicle in neutral.
B.
The driver of a truck or bus, when traveling upon a downgrade, shall
not coast with the clutch disengaged.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business
shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire
alarm closer than 500 feet or stop such vehicle within 500 feet of
any fire apparatus stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
No vehicle shall be driven over an unprotected hose of the Fire
Department when laid down on any street or private road or driveway
to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the
Fire Department official in command.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
No person shall drive any vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk
area except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway.
This section does not apply to any vehicle moved exclusively by human
power, to any electric personal assistive mobility device, nor to
any motorized wheelchair.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
It shall
be unlawful for any person to drive or be in actual physical control
of any vehicle within this City while:
(1)
The
alcohol concentration in the person's blood, other bodily substance,
or breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and breath
units in 625 ILCS 5/11-501.2;
(2)
Under
the influence of alcohol;
(3)
Under
the influence of any intoxicating compound or combination of intoxicating
compounds to a degree that renders the person incapable of driving
safely;
(4)
Under
the influence of any other drug or combination of drugs to a degree
that renders the person incapable of safely driving;
(5)
Under
the combined influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
compound or compounds to a degree that renders the person incapable
of safely driving;
(6)
There
is any amount of a drug, substance, or compound in the person's breath,
blood, other bodily substance, or urine resulting from the unlawful
use or consumption of a controlled substance listed in the Illinois
Controlled Substances Act (720 ILCS 570/100 et seq.), an intoxicating
compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act (720 ILCS
690/1 et seq.), or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
Control and Community Protection Act (720 ILCS 646/1 et seq.); or
(7)
The
person has, within two hours of driving or being in actual physical
control of a vehicle, a tetrahydrocannabinol concentration in the
person's whole blood or other bodily substance as defined in Paragraph
6 of Subsection (a) of 625 ILCS 5/11-501.2. Subject to all other requirements
and provisions under this section, this subsection does not apply
to the lawful consumption of cannabis by a qualifying patient licensed
under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act
(410 ILCS 130/1 et seq.) who is in possession of a valid registry
card issued under that Act, unless that person is impaired by the
use of cannabis.
B.
The fact
that any person charged with violating this section is or has been
legally entitled to use alcohol, cannabis under the Compassionate
Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, other drug or drugs, or
intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof, shall
not constitute a defense against any charge of violating this section.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
Except as provided in Subsection C, no driver shall transport, carry, possess or have any alcoholic liquor within the passenger area of any motor vehicle except in the original container and with the seal unbroken.
B.
Except as provided in Subsection C, no passenger may carry, possess or have any alcoholic liquor within any passenger area of any motor vehicle except in the original container and with the seal unbroken.
C.
This section
shall not apply to the passengers in a limousine when it is being
used for purposes for which a limousine is ordinarily used, the passengers
on a chartered bus when it is being used for purposes for which chartered
buses are ordinarily used or on a motor home or mini motor home as
defined in 625 ILCS 5/1-145.01. However, the driver of any such vehicle
is prohibited from consuming or having any alcoholic liquor in or
about the driver's area. Any evidence of alcoholic consumption by
the driver shall be prima facie evidence of such driver's failure
to obey this section. For the purposes of this section, a "limousine"
is a motor vehicle of the First Division with the passenger compartment
enclosed by a partition or dividing window used in the for-hire transportation
of passengers and operated by an individual in possession of a valid
Illinois driver's license of the appropriate classification pursuant
to 625 ILCS 5/6-104.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who drives any vehicle with a willful or wanton disregard
for the safety of persons or property or who knowingly drives a vehicle
and uses an incline in a roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge
approach, or hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne is guilty
of reckless driving.
A.
It shall
be unlawful for any person to drive or operate a motor vehicle upon
any public street or alley in the City in such a manner as to cause
or produce unnecessary, loud, raucous, excessive or unusual noise,
in any one or more of the following manners:
(1)
By racing of the engine;
(2)
By tire friction resulting from the spinning of the wheels of any
vehicle from a standing or slow-moving position produced by sudden,
unnecessary engine acceleration or resulting from the skidding of
wheels of any vehicle caused by a sudden, unnecessary deceleration;
(3)
By repeated, unnecessary sounding of a horn or other signal device.
B.
This section
shall not apply to the following conditions:
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
(1)
An
authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call
or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator; nor
(2)
The
emergency operation of a motor vehicle when avoiding imminent danger;
nor
(3)
Any
raceway, racing facility or other public event, not part of a highway,
sanctioned by the appropriate governmental authority.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
No person shall engage in street racing on any street or highway
of this City.
B.
No owner of any vehicle shall acquiesce in or permit his or her vehicle
to be used by another for the purpose of street racing.
C.
ACQUIESCE or PERMIT
STREET RACING
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Actual knowledge that the motor vehicle was to be used for
the purpose of street racing.
The operation of two or more vehicles from a point side by side
at accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to outdistance each
other; or
The operation of one or more vehicles over a common selected
course, each starting at the same point, for the purpose of comparing
the relative speeds or power of acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles
within a certain distance or time limit; or
The use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to outgain or
outdistance another vehicle; or
The use of one or more vehicles to prevent another vehicle from
passing; or
The use of one or more vehicles to arrive at a given destination
ahead of another vehicle or vehicles; or
The use of one or more vehicles to test the physical stamina
or endurance of drivers over long-distance driving routes.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, sled, roller skates
or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon
any roadway.[1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to play any games upon any
street, alley or sidewalk where such games cause unnecessary noise
or interfere with traffic or pedestrians.[1]
No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety
zone.
It shall be unlawful for any person to leave the roadway and
travel across private property to avoid an official traffic-control
device.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
No driver
shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk or drive onto any
railroad grade crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other
side of the intersection or crosswalk or railroad grade crossing to
accommodate the vehicle he is operating without obstructing the passage
of other vehicles or pedestrians or railroad trains, notwithstanding
any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
B.
No driver
shall enter a highway rail grade crossing unless there is sufficient
space on the other side of the highway rail grade crossing to accommodate
the vehicle being operated without obstructing the passage of a train
or other railroad equipment using the rails, notwithstanding any traffic-control
signal indication to proceed.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade
crossing where the driver is not always required to stop, such person
must exercise due care and caution as the existence of a railroad
track across a highway is a warning of danger, and under any of the
circumstances stated in this section, the driver shall stop within
50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad
and shall not proceed until he can do so safely. The foregoing requirements
shall apply when:
(1)
A
clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning
of the immediate approach of a railroad train or railroad track equipment;
(2)
A
crossing gate is lowered or a human flagperson gives or continues
to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or
railroad track equipment;
(3)
A
railroad train or railroad track equipment approaching a highway crossing
emits a warning signal and such railroad train or railroad track equipment,
by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is an immediate
hazard;
(4)
An
approaching railroad train or railroad track equipment is plainly
visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing;
(5)
A
railroad train or railroad track equipment is approaching so closely
that an immediate hazard is created.
B.
Whenever a person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing
where the driver is not always required to stop but must slow down,
the person must exercise due care and caution as the existence of
a railroad track across a highway is a warning of danger, and under
any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver shall
slow down within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest
rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until he or she checks
that the tracks are clear of an approaching train or railroad track
equipment.
C.
No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing
gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while such gate or barrier
is closed or is being opened or closed.
D.
The City Council may, with the approval of the Department of Transportation,
designate particularly dangerous highway grade crossings of railroads
and erect stop signs thereat. When such stop signs are erected, the
driver of any vehicle shall stop within 50 feet but not less than
15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and shall proceed only
upon exercising due care.
E.
At any railroad grade crossing provided with railroad crossbuck signs,
without automatic, electric, or mechanical signal devices, crossing
gates, or a human flagperson giving a signal of the approach or passage
of a train or railroad track equipment, the driver of a vehicle shall,
in obedience to the railroad crossbuck sign, yield the right-of-way
and slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and
shall stop, if required for safety, at a clearly marked stopped line,
or if no stop line, within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from
the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until he or
she can do so safely. If a driver is involved in a collision at a
railroad crossing or interferes with the movement of a train or railroad
track equipment after driving past the railroad crossbuck sign, the
collision or interference is prima facie evidence of the driver's
failure to yield right-of-way.
F.
No person shall, while driving a commercial motor vehicle, fail to
negotiate a railroad-highway grade railroad crossing because of insufficient
undercarriage clearance.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
The driver of any of the following vehicles shall, before crossing
a railroad track or tracks at grade, stop such vehicle within 50 feet
but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail and, while so stopped,
shall listen and look for the approach of a train or railroad track
equipment and shall not proceed until such movement can be made with
safety:
(1)
Any
Second Division vehicle carrying passengers for hire;
(2)
Any bus that meets all of the special requirements for school buses in 625 ILCS 5/12-801, 12-803, and 12-805. The driver of the bus, in addition to complying with all other applicable requirements of this Subsection A, must also a) turn off all noise-producing accessories, including heater blowers, defroster fans, auxiliary fans, and radios, and b) open the service door and driver's window, before crossing a railroad track or tracks;
(3)
Any
other vehicle which is required by federal or state law to be placarded
when carrying as a cargo or part of a cargo hazardous material as
defined in the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (430
ILCS 30/1 et seq.).
B.
After stopping as required in this section, the driver shall proceed
only in a gear not requiring a change of gears during the crossing
and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks.
C.
This section shall not apply:
(1)
At
any railroad grade crossing where traffic is controlled by a police
officer or flagperson;
(2)
At any railroad grade crossing controlled by a functioning traffic-control signal transmitting a green indication which, under law, permits the vehicle to proceed across the railroad tracks without slowing or stopping, except that Subsection A shall apply to any school bus;
(3)
At
any streetcar grade crossing within a business or residence district;
or
(4)
At
any abandoned, industrial or spur track railroad grade crossing designated
as exempt by the Illinois Commerce Commission and marked with an official
sign as authorized in the State Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices for Streets and Highways.
A.
No person shall operate a farm tractor on a highway unless such tractor
is being used as an implement of husbandry in connection with farming
operations.
B.
For the purpose of this section, use of a farm tractor as an implement
of husbandry in connection with farming operations shall be deemed
to include use of such tractor in connection with the transportation
of agricultural products and of farm machinery, equipment and supplies
as well as transportation of the implement of husbandry and the towing
of a registered truck of not more than 8,000 pounds for use as return
transportation after the tractor is left at the place of work or repair.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
No person
shall operate an ambulance or rescue vehicle, which for purposes of
this chapter shall include any motor vehicle primarily designed and
used for conveyance of sick or injured persons, in a manner not conforming
to a provision of the motor vehicle laws and regulations of this City
or of this state as such provision applies to motor vehicles in general,
except 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 100 decibels at a distance of
50 feet from said siren, 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 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 full 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 City or of this state 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 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.
No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any street within
the City with any load carried thereon extending beyond the line of
the fenders on the left side of such vehicle nor extending more than
six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof.
