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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4992
Introduced 01/23/06, by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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625 ILCS 5/11-1425 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1425 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a provision regarding obstruction of traffic.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4992 |
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LRB094 18085 DRH 53390 b |
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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 |
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| Section 11-1425 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/11-1425) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1425)
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| Sec. 11-1425. Stop when traffic obstructed.
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| (a) No driver shall enter
enter an
intersection or a marked |
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| crosswalk or drive onto any railroad grade
crossing unless |
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| there is sufficient space on the other side of the
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| intersection, crosswalk or railroad grade crossing to |
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| accommodate the
vehicle he is operating without obstructing the |
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| passage of other
vehicles, pedestrians or railroad trains |
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| notwithstanding any
traffic-control signal indication to |
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| proceed.
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| (b) No driver shall enter a highway rail grade crossing |
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| unless there is
sufficient space on
the other side of the |
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| highway rail grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle
being
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| operated without obstructing the passage of a train or other |
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| railroad equipment
using the
rails, notwithstanding any |
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| traffic-control signal indication to proceed. Any
person found
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| in violation of subsection (b) shall be subject to a mandatory |
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| fine of $500 or
50 hours of
community service.
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| (c) Local authorities shall impose fines as established in |
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| subsection (b)
for persons found
in violation of this Section |
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| or any similar local ordinance.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-532, eff. 1-1-00.)
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