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| Public Act 100-0962 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 2-112, 6-109, and 11-1421 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/2-112) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-112)
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Sec. 2-112. Distribution of synopsis laws.
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(a) The Secretary of State may publish a synopsis or | ||||
summary of the laws of
this State regulating the operation of | ||||
vehicles and may deliver a copy
thereof without charge with | ||||
each original vehicle registration and with
each original | ||||
driver's license.
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(b) The Secretary of State shall make any necessary | ||||
revisions in its publications including, but not limited to, | ||||
the Illinois Rules of the Road, to accurately conform its | ||||
publications to the provisions of the Pedestrians with | ||||
Disabilities Safety Act. | ||||
(c) The Secretary of State shall include, in the Illinois | ||||
Rules of the Road publication, information advising drivers to | ||||
use the Dutch Reach method when opening a vehicle door after | ||||
parallel parking on a street (checking the rear-view mirror, | ||||
checking the side-view mirror, then opening the door with the | ||||
right hand, thereby reducing the risk of injuring a bicyclist | ||||
or opening the door in the path a vehicle approaching from | ||
behind). | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-1167, eff. 7-22-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-109)
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Sec. 6-109. Examination of Applicants. | ||
(a) The Secretary of State shall examine every applicant | ||
for a driver's
license or permit who has not been previously | ||
licensed as a driver under the
laws of this State or any other | ||
state or country, or any applicant for renewal
of such driver's | ||
license or permit when such license or permit has been expired
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for more than one year. The Secretary of State shall, subject | ||
to the
provisions of paragraph (c), examine every licensed | ||
driver at least every 8
years, and may examine or re-examine | ||
any other applicant or licensed driver,
provided that during | ||
the years 1984 through 1991 those drivers issued a license
for | ||
3 years may be re-examined not less than every 7 years or more | ||
than every
10 years. | ||
The Secretary of State shall require the testing of the | ||
eyesight of any
driver's license or permit applicant who has | ||
not been previously licensed
as a driver under the laws of this | ||
State and shall promulgate rules and
regulations to provide for | ||
the orderly administration of all the provisions of
this | ||
Section. | ||
The Secretary of State shall include at least one test | ||
question that concerns the provisions of the Pedestrians with | ||
Disabilities Safety Act in the question pool used for the | ||
written portion of the drivers license examination within one | ||
year after July 22, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act | ||
96-1167). | ||
The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool | ||
used for the written portion of the driver's license | ||
examination, test questions concerning safe driving in the | ||
presence of bicycles, of which one may be concerning the Dutch | ||
Reach method as described in Section 2-112. | ||
(b) Except as provided for those applicants in paragraph | ||
(c), such
examination shall include a test of the applicant's
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eyesight, his ability to read and understand official traffic | ||
control devices,
his knowledge of safe driving practices and | ||
the traffic laws of this State,
and may include an actual | ||
demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise
ordinary | ||
and reasonable control of the operation of a motor vehicle, and
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such further physical and mental examination as the Secretary | ||
of State finds
necessary to determine the applicant's fitness | ||
to operate a motor vehicle
safely on the highways, except the | ||
examination of an applicant 75 years
of age or older shall | ||
include an actual demonstration of the applicant's
ability to | ||
exercise ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of
a | ||
motor vehicle. All portions of written and verbal examinations | ||
under
this Section, excepting where the English language | ||
appears on facsimiles
of road signs, may be given in the | ||
Spanish language and, at the discretion
of the Secretary of | ||
State, in any other language as well as in English upon
request | ||
of the examinee. Deaf persons who are otherwise qualified are | ||
not
prohibited from being issued a license, other than a | ||
commercial driver's
license, under this Code. | ||
(c) Re-examination for those applicants who at the time of | ||
renewing their
driver's license possess a driving record devoid | ||
of any convictions of traffic
violations or evidence of | ||
committing an offense
for which mandatory revocation
would be | ||
required upon conviction pursuant to Section 6-205 at the time
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of renewal shall be in a manner prescribed by the Secretary
in | ||
order to determine an applicant's ability to safely operate a | ||
motor
vehicle,
except that every applicant for the renewal of a | ||
driver's license who is
75 years of age or older must prove, by | ||
an actual demonstration,
the applicant's ability to exercise | ||
reasonable care in the safe operation
of a motor vehicle. | ||
(d) In the event the applicant is not ineligible under the | ||
provisions of
Section 6-103 to receive a driver's license, the | ||
Secretary of State
shall make provision for giving an | ||
examination, either in the county where
the applicant resides | ||
or at a place adjacent thereto reasonably convenient
to the | ||
applicant, within not more than 30 days from the date said
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application is received. | ||
(e) The Secretary of State may adopt rules regarding the | ||
use of foreign language interpreters during the application and | ||
examination process. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-1167, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1231, eff. 7-23-10; | ||
97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11-1421) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1421)
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Sec. 11-1421. Conditions for operating ambulances and | ||
rescue vehicles.
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(a) No person shall operate an ambulance or rescue vehicle
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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:
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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;
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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 the 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, 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;
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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, except that in a municipality | ||
with a population over 1,000,000, the siren and lamp or | ||
lamps shall be in operation only when it is reasonably | ||
necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers
of the | ||
approach thereof while responding to an emergency call or | ||
transporting a patient who presents a combination of | ||
circumstances resulting in a need for immediate medical | ||
intervention;
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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
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the roadway; and
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5. The ambulance shall display registration plates | ||
identifying the vehicle
as an ambulance.
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(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.
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(Source: P.A. 88-517.)
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