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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 15-102 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/15-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-102)
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| Sec. 15-102. Width of Vehicles.
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| (a) On Class III and non-designated State and local |
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| highways, the total
outside width of any vehicle or load |
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| thereon shall not exceed 8 feet 6 inches .
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| (b) Except during those times when, due to insufficient |
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| light or unfavorable
atmospheric conditions, persons and |
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| vehicles on the highway are not clearly
discernible at a |
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| distance of 1000 feet, the following vehicles may exceed
the 8 |
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| feet 6 inch limitation during the period from a half hour |
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| before
sunrise to a half hour after sunset:
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| (1) Loads of hay, straw or other similar farm products |
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| provided that the
load is not more than 12 feet wide.
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| (2) Implements of husbandry being transported on |
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| another vehicle and the
transporting vehicle while loaded.
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| The following requirements apply to the transportation |
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| on another vehicle
of an implement of husbandry wider than |
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| 8 feet 6 inches on the National System
of Interstate and |
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| Defense Highways or other highways in the system of State
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| highways:
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| (A) The driver of a vehicle transporting an |
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| implement of husbandry
that exceeds 8 feet 6 inches in |
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| width shall obey all traffic laws and shall
check the |
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| roadways prior to making a movement in order to ensure |
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| that adequate
clearance is available for the movement. |
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| It is prima facie evidence that the
driver of a vehicle |
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| transporting an implement of husbandry has failed to |
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| check
the roadway prior to making a movement if the |
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| vehicle is involved in a
collision with a bridge, |
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| overpass, fixed structure, or properly placed traffic
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| control device or if the vehicle blocks traffic due
to |
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| its inability to proceed because of a bridge, overpass, |
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| fixed structure, or
properly placed traffic control |
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| device.
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| (B) Flags shall be displayed so as to wave freely |
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| at the extremities of
overwidth objects and at the |
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| extreme ends of all protrusions, projections, and
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| overhangs. All flags shall be clean, bright red flags |
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| with no advertising,
wording, emblem, or insignia |
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| inscribed upon them and at least 18 inches square.
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| (C) "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory on the |
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| front and rear of all
vehicles with loads over 10 feet |
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| wide. These signs must have 12-inch high
black letters |
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| with a 2-inch stroke on a yellow sign that is 7 feet |
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| wide by 18
inches high.
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| (D) One civilian escort vehicle is required for a |
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| load that exceeds 14
feet 6 inches in width and 2 |
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| civilian escort vehicles are required for a
load that |
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| exceeds 16 feet in width on the National System of |
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| Interstate and
Defense Highways or other highways in |
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| the system of State highways.
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| (E) The requirements for a civilian escort vehicle |
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| and driver are as
follows:
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| (1) The civilian escort vehicle shall be a |
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| passenger car or a second
division vehicle not |
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| exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds |
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| that is
designed to afford clear and unobstructed |
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| vision to both front and rear.
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| (2) The escort vehicle driver must be properly |
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| licensed to operate
the vehicle.
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| (3) While in use, the escort vehicle must be |
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| equipped with illuminated
rotating, oscillating, |
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| or flashing amber lights or flashing amber strobe |
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| lights
mounted on top that are of sufficient |
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| intensity to be visible at 500 feet in
normal |
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| sunlight.
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| (4) "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory on all |
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| escort vehicles. The
sign on an escort vehicle |
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| shall have 8-inch high black letters on a yellow
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| sign that is 5 feet wide by 12 inches high.
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| (5) When only one escort vehicle is required |
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| and it is operating on a
two-lane highway, the |
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| escort vehicle shall travel approximately 300 feet |
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| ahead
of the load. The rotating, oscillating, or |
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| flashing lights or flashing amber
strobe lights |
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| and an "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign shall be displayed on |
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| the escort
vehicle and shall be visible from the |
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| front. When only one escort vehicle is
required and |
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| it is operating on a multilane divided highway, the |
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| escort vehicle
shall travel approximately 300 feet |
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| behind the load and the sign and lights
shall be |
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| visible from the rear.
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| (6) When 2 escort vehicles are required, one |
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| escort shall travel
approximately 300 feet ahead |
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| of the load and the second escort shall travel
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| approximately 300 feet behind the load. The |
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| rotating, oscillating, or flashing
lights or |
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| flashing amber strobe lights and an "OVERSIZE |
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| LOAD" sign shall be
displayed on the escort |
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| vehicles and shall be visible from the front on the
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| lead escort and from the rear on the trailing |
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| escort.
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| (7) When traveling within the corporate limits |
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| of a municipality, the
escort vehicle shall |
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| maintain a reasonable and proper distance from the
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| oversize load, consistent with existing traffic |
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| conditions.
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| (8) A separate escort shall be provided for |
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| each load hauled.
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| (9) The driver of an escort vehicle shall obey |
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| all traffic laws.
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| (10) The escort vehicle must be in safe |
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| operational condition.
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| (11) The driver of the escort vehicle must be |
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| in radio contact with
the driver of the vehicle |
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| carrying the oversize load.
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| (F) A transport vehicle while under load of more |
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| than 8 feet 6 inches
in width must be equipped with an |
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| illuminated rotating, oscillating, or
flashing amber |
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| light or lights or a flashing amber strobe light or |
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| lights
mounted on the top of the cab that are of |
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| sufficient intensity to be visible at
500 feet in |
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| normal sunlight. If the load on the transport vehicle |
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| blocks the
visibility of the amber lighting from the |
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| rear of the vehicle, the vehicle must
also be equipped |
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| with an illuminated rotating, oscillating, or flashing |
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| amber
light or lights or a flashing amber strobe light |
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| or lights mounted on the rear
of the load that are of |
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| sufficient intensity to be visible at 500 feet in
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| normal sunlight.
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| (G) When a flashing amber light is required on the |
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| transport vehicle
under load and it is operating on a |
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| two-lane highway, the transport vehicle
shall display |
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| to the rear at least one rotating, oscillating, or |
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| flashing light
or a flashing amber strobe light and an |
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| "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign. When a flashing
amber light is |
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| required on the transport vehicle under load and it is |
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| operating
on a multilane divided highway, the sign and |
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| light shall be visible from the
rear.
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| (H) Maximum speed shall be 45 miles per hour on all |
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| such moves or 5
miles per hour above the posted minimum |
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| speed limit, whichever is greater, but
the vehicle |
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| shall not at any time exceed the posted maximum speed |
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| limit.
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| (3) Portable buildings designed and used for |
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| agricultural and livestock
raising operations that are not |
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| more than 14 feet wide and with not more
than a 1 foot |
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| overhang along the left side of the hauling vehicle. |
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| However,
the buildings shall not be transported more than |
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| 10 miles and not on any
route that is part of the National |
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| System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
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| All buildings when being transported shall display at least |
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| 2 red
cloth flags, not less than 12 inches square, mounted as |
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| high as practicable
on the left and right side of the building.
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| A State Police escort shall be required if it is necessary |
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| for this load
to use part of the left lane when crossing any 2 |
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| laned State highway bridge.
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| (c) Vehicles propelled by electric power obtained from |
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| overhead trolley
wires operated wholly within the corporate |
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| limits of a municipality are
also exempt from the width |
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| limitation.
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| (d) Exemptions are also granted to vehicles designed for |
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| the carrying
of more than 10 persons under the following |
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| conditions:
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| (1) (Blank);
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| (2) (Blank); When operated within any public |
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| transportation service with the
approval of local |
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| authorities or an appropriate public body authorized by
law |
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| to provide public transportation. Any vehicle so operated |
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| may be
8 feet 6 inches in width; or
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| (3) (Blank). When a county engineer or superintendent |
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| of highways, after giving due
consideration to the mass |
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| transportation needs of the area and to the width and
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| condition of the road, has determined that the operation of |
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| buses wider than 8
feet will not pose an undue safety |
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| hazard on a particular county or township
road segment, he |
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| or she may authorize buses not to exceed 8 feet 6 inches in
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| width on any highway under that engineer's or |
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| superintendent's jurisdiction. |
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| (d-1) A recreational vehicle, as defined in Section 1-169, |
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| may exceed 8 feet 6 inches in width if:
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| (1) the excess width is attributable to appurtenances |
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| that extend 6 inches or less beyond either side of the body |
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| of the vehicle; and
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| (2) the roadway on which the vehicle is traveling has |
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| marked lanes for vehicular traffic that are at least 11 |
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| feet in width. |
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| As used in this subsection (d-1) and in subsection (d-2), |
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| the term appurtenance includes (i) a retracted awning and its |
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| support hardware and (ii) any appendage that is intended to be |
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| an integral part of a recreation vehicle. |
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| (d-2) A recreational vehicle that exceeds 8 feet 6 inches |
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| in width as provided in subsection (d-1) may travel any roadway |
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| of the State if the vehicle is being operated between a roadway |
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| permitted under subsection (d-1) and: |
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| (1) the location where the recreation vehicle is |
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| garaged; |
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| (2) the destination of the recreation vehicle; or |
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| (3) a facility for food, fuel, repair, services, or |
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| rest.
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| (e) A vehicle and load traveling upon the National System |
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| of Interstate
and Defense Highways or any other highway in the |
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| system of State highways
that has been designated as a Class I |
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| or Class II highway by the
Department, or any street or highway |
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| designated by local authorities, may have a total outside width |
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| of 8 feet 6
inches, provided that certain safety devices that |
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| the Department
determines as necessary for the safe and |
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| efficient operation of motor
vehicles shall not be included in |
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| the calculation of width.
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| (e-1) A vehicle and load more than 8 feet wide but not |
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| exceeding 8 feet 6
inches in width is
allowed
access according |
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| to the following:
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| (1) A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds in |
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| weight is
allowed access from any State designated highway |
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| onto any county,
township, or municipal highway for a |
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| distance of 5 highway miles for the
purpose of loading and |
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| unloading, provided:
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| (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 65 feet |
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| overall length.
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| (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
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| (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare |
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| between State
designated highways.
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| (2) A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds in |
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| weight is allowed
access from any State designated highway |
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| onto any county or township
highway for a distance of 5 |
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| highway miles or onto any municipal
highway for a distance |
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| of one highway mile for the purpose of food, fuel,
repairs, |
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| and rest, provided:
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| (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 65 feet |
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| overall length.
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| (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
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| (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare |
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| between State
designated highways.
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| (3) A vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000 pounds in |
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| weight is allowed
access from a Class I highway onto any |
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| street or highway for a distance
of one highway mile for |
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| the purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel,
repairs, and |
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| rest, provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
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| (4) A vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000 pounds in |
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| weight is allowed
access from a Class I or Class II highway |
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| onto any State highway or any
locally designated highway |
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| for a distance of 5 highway miles for the
purpose of |
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| loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
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| (5) A trailer or semi-trailer not exceeding 28 feet 6 |
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| inches in length,
that was
originally in combination with a |
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| truck tractor, shall have unlimited access
to points of |
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| loading and unloading.
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| (6) All household goods carriers shall have unlimited |
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| access to points of
loading and unloading.
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| Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act |
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| relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the |
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| designation of highways under
this paragraph (e).
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| (f) Mirrors required by Section 12-502 of this Code and |
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| other safety devices
identified by the Department may project |
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| up to 14 inches beyond each side of
a bus and up to 6 inches |
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| beyond each
side
of any other vehicle, and that projection |
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| shall not be deemed a
violation of the width restrictions of |
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| this Section.
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| (g) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section |
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| is subject to
the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of |
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| Section 15-113.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-177, eff. 7-11-03; 94-949, eff. 1-1-07.)
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