A. 
No person may drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such number of persons, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
B. 
No passenger in a vehicle may ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with his/her control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
C. 
No passenger on a school bus may ride or stand in a position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the side or to the rear, or to interfere with his/her control of the driving mechanism of the bus.
D. 
No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, sidewings, or side or rear windows of such vehicle which materially obstructs, obscures or impairs the driver's clear view of the street or any intersecting street.
E. 
No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any objects placed or suspended between the driver and the front windshield or between the driver and the rear window which obstructs the driver's clear view of the street.
F. 
The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.
G. 
No object, stationary or mobile, shall be placed on or suspended from the rearview mirror, front windshield, rear window or any other part of the inside of a motor vehicle except religious or lodge statues or statuettes not exceeding six inches in height and wearing apparel which is suspended behind the driver and in a manner so as not to obstruct the driver's clear view of the street.
H. 
No person shall drive any motor vehicle when the windshield or rear window is in such defective condition or repair as to directly impair the driver's vision to the front or rear.
I. 
No person shall drive any motor vehicle when snow or ice on the windshield or rearview mirror materially obstructs, obscures or impairs the driver's clear view of the street.
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.
A. 
No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, shifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining such roadway.
B. 
No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle with any load unless said load and any covering thereon is securely fastened so as to prevent said covering or load from becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway.
A. 
Brake equipment required.
(1) 
Every motor vehicle, other than a motor-driven cycle and an antique vehicle displaying an antique plate, when operated upon a street shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least one wheel on a motorcycle and at least two wheels on all other designed for the carrying of not more than 10 persons and vehicles which are designed for carrying more than 10 persons, those designed or used for living quarters and those vehicles which are designed for pulling or carrying freight or cargo, those motor vehicles of the first class remodeled for use and used as motor vehicles of the second class, and those motor vehicles of the first class used and registered as school buses. If these two separate means of applying the brakes are connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one part of the operating mechanism shall not leave the motor vehicle without brakes.
[Amended 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 6161]
(2) 
Every motor-driven cycle when operated upon a street shall be equipped with at least one brake which may be operated by hand or feet.
(3) 
Every antique vehicle shall be equipped with the brakes of the same type originally installed by the manufacturer as original equipment and in working order.
(4) 
Every trailer or semitrailer of a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or more, when operated upon a street must be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of, to stop and to hold such vehicle and designed so as to be operable by the driver of the towing vehicle from its cab. Such brakes must be so designed and connected that in case of an accidental breakaway of a towed vehicle of 5,000 pounds or more, the brakes are automatically applied.
(5) 
Every motor vehicle, trailer, pole trailer or semitrailer operated upon the street shall be equipped with service brakes upon all wheels of every such vehicle, except any motor-driven cycle, and except that any trailer or semitrailer of less than 3,000 pounds gross weight need not be equipped with brakes, and except that any trailer or semitrailer with gross weight of 3,000 pounds but under 5,000 pounds need be equipped with brakes on only one wheel on each side of the vehicle. Any motor vehicle and truck tractor that have three or more axles need not have brakes on the front wheels, except when such vehicles are equipped with at least two steerable axles, the wheels of one such axle need not be equipped with brakes. However, a vehicle that is more than 30 years of age and which is driven on the street only in going to and returning from an antique auto show or for servicing or for a demonstration need be equipped with two wheel brakes only.
B. 
Performance ability of brakes.
(1) 
The service brakes upon any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles operating on a level surface shall be adequate to stop such vehicle or vehicles when traveling 20 miles per hour within a distance of 30 feet when upon dry asphalt or concrete pavement surface free from loose material.
(2) 
Under the above conditions the hand brake shall be adequate to stop such vehicle or vehicles, except any motorcycle, within a distance of 55 feet and the hand brake shall be adequate to hold such vehicle or vehicles stationary on any grade upon which operated.
(3) 
Under the above conditions the service brakes upon an antique vehicle shall be adequate to stop the vehicle within a distance of 40 feet and the hand brake adequate to stop the vehicle within a distance of 55 feet.
(4) 
All braking distances specified in this section apply to all vehicles mentioned, whether such vehicles are unloaded or are loaded to the maximum capacity permitted under this article.
(5) 
All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and shall be so adjusted as to operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle.
A. 
Every motor vehicle when operated upon a street shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200 feet, but no horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary to ensure safe operation give audible warning with a horn but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a street.
B. 
No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell, except as otherwise permitted in this subsection. Any authorized emergency vehicle as defined in this chapter may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell, capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet, but such siren, whistle or bell, shall not be used except when such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law in either of which events the driver of such vehicle shall sound such siren, whistle or bell when necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof.
It shall be unlawful to operate or park on any street any vehicle not equipped with adequate lights conforming to the requirements of the state law, provided that the 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.
A. 
Every motor vehicle driven or operated upon any street 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 and annoying smoke. 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. 
As used in this section, "muffler" means every device consisting of a series of chambers or baffle plates or other mechanical design for the purpose of receiving exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine or turbine wheels for the purpose of receiving exhaust gas from a diesel engine both of which are effective in reducing noise.
The maximum width, length and height of any vehicle and its load shall not exceed the limits expressed in the ILCS Chapter 625.
A. 
No vehicle designed for the carrying of not more than 10 persons shall be operated on the streets with a load extending beyond the line of the fender on the left side of the vehicle nor extending more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof.
[Amended 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 6161]
B. 
No combination of vehicles which are designed for carrying more than 10 persons, those designed or used for living quarters and those vehicles which are designed for pulling or carrying freight or cargo, those motor vehicles of the first class remodeled for use and used as motor vehicles of the second class, and those motor vehicles of the first class used and registered as school buses 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 light to show the full dimensions of the load.
[Amended 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 6161]
C. 
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 ILCS Chapter 625.
It shall be unlawful to drive on any street any motor vehicle with a weight, including load, in excess of that permitted by ILCS Chapter 625 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 sign posted.
A. 
No motor vehicle operated on the streets of this City shall be equipped with television-type receiving equipment so located that the viewer or screen is visible from the driver's seat.
B. 
This section does not prohibit the use of television-type receiving equipment used exclusively for safety or traffic engineering studies.
A. 
It shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 pounds or less or any motor vehicle registered as a recreational vehicle under this Code on any highway of this state unless such motor vehicle is equipped with both a front and rear bumper. Except as indicated below, maximum bumper heights of such motor vehicles shall be determined by weight category of gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) measured from a level surface to the highest point of the bottom of the bumper when the vehicle is unloaded and the tires are inflated to the manufacturer's recommended pressure.
(1) 
Maximum bumper heights are as follows:
[Amended 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 6161]
Maximum Front Bumper Height
(inches)
Maximum Rear Bumper Height
(inches)
All motor vehicles of the designed for the carrying of not more than 10 persons except multipurpose passenger vehicles
22
22
Multipurpose passenger vehicles and all other motor vehicles:
4,500 pounds and under GVWR
24
26
4,501 pounds through 7,500 pounds GVWR
27
29
7,501 pounds through 9,000 pounds GVWR
28
30
(2) 
However, nothing in this section shall prevent the installation of bumper guards.
B. 
This section shall not apply to motor vehicles designed or modified primarily for off-highway purposes while such vehicles are in tow or to motorcycles or motor-driven cycles, nor to motor vehicles registered as antique vehicles when the original design of such vehicles did not include bumpers. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any motor vehicles driven during the first 1,000 recorded miles of that vehicle, when such vehicle is owned or operated by a manufacturer, dealer or transporter displaying a special plate or plates as described in Chapter 3 of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Act which such vehicle is:
(1) 
Being delivered from the manufacturing or assembly plant directly to the purchasing dealer or distributor, or from one dealership or distributor to another.
(2) 
Being moved by the most direct route from one location to another for the purpose of installing special bodies or equipment.
(3) 
Being driven for purposes of demonstration by a prospective buyer with the dealer or his/her agent present in the cab of the vehicle during the demonstration.
C. 
The dealer shall, prior to the receipt of any deposit made or any contract signed by the buyer to secure the purchase of a vehicle, inform such buyer, by written statement signed by the purchaser to indicate acknowledgment of the contents thereof, of the legal requirements of this section regarding front and rear bumpers if such vehicle is not to be equipped with bumpers at the time of delivery.
A. 
It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle on any street of this City when the suspension system has been modified from the original manufactured design by lifting the body from the chassis in excess of three inches or to cause the horizontal line from the front to the rear bumper to vary over three inches in height when measured from a level surface of the street to the lower edge of the bumper.
B. 
Nothing in this section shall prevent the installation of manufactured heavy-duty equipment to include shock absorbers and overload springs, nor shall anything contained in this section prevent a person from operating a motor vehicle on any highway of this state with normal wear of the suspension system if normal wear does not affect the control or safe operation of the vehicle. This section shall not apply to motor vehicles designed or modified primarily for off-highway racing purposes while such vehicles are in tow or to motorcycles or motor driven cycles.