Bill Text: IL HB6291 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that where traffic signals are not in place, vehicles must stop and yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk rather than yielding the right-of-way by slowing down or stopping if need be. Provides that on a school day when children are present and so close that a potential hazard exists because of the close proximity of the motorized traffic and when traffic signals are not in place or in operation, vehicles must stop and yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk rather than yielding the right-of-way by slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-11 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB6291 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB6291-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 11-1002 and 11-1002.5 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/11-1002) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1002)
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7 | Sec. 11-1002. Pedestrians' right-of-way at crosswalks. (a) | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | When
traffic control signals are not in place or not in | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | operation the driver of
a vehicle shall stop and yield the | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | right-of-way , slowing down or stopping if need be to
so yield, | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | the pedestrian
is upon the half of the roadway upon which the | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | vehicle is traveling, or when
the pedestrian is approaching so | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | closely from the opposite half of the roadway
as to be in | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | danger.
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16 | (b) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | place of safety
and walk or run into the path of a moving | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | vehicle which is so close as to
constitute an immediate hazard.
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19 | (c) Paragraph (a) shall not apply under the condition | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | stated in Section
11-1003 (b).
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21 | (d) Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk
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22 | or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | pedestrian to
cross the roadway, the driver of any other |
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1 | vehicle approaching from the rear
shall not overtake and pass | ||||||
2 | such stopped vehicle.
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3 | (e) Whenever stop signs or flashing red signals are in
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4 | place at an intersection or at a plainly marked crosswalk | ||||||
5 | between
intersections, drivers shall yield right-of-way to | ||||||
6 | pedestrians as
set forth in Section 11-904 of this Chapter.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 79-857.)
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8 | (625 ILCS 5/11-1002.5)
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9 | Sec. 11-1002.5. Pedestrians' right-of-way at crosswalks; | ||||||
10 | school zones. | ||||||
11 | (a) For the purpose of this Section, "school" has the | ||||||
12 | meaning ascribed to that term in Section 11-605.
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13 | On a school day when school children are present and so | ||||||
14 | close
thereto
that a potential hazard exists because of the | ||||||
15 | close proximity of the motorized
traffic and when
traffic | ||||||
16 | control signals are not in place or not in operation, the | ||||||
17 | driver of
a vehicle shall stop and yield the right-of-way , | ||||||
18 | slowing down or stopping if need be to
so yield, to a | ||||||
19 | pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the | ||||||
20 | pedestrian
is upon the half of the roadway upon which the | ||||||
21 | vehicle is traveling, or when
the pedestrian is approaching so | ||||||
22 | closely from the opposite half of the roadway
as to be in | ||||||
23 | danger.
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24 | For the purpose of this Section, a school day shall begin | ||||||
25 | at seven ante
meridian and shall conclude at four post |
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1 | meridian.
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2 | This Section shall not be applicable unless appropriate | ||||||
3 | signs are posted
in accordance with Section 11-605.
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4 | (b) A first violation of this Section is a petty
offense | ||||||
5 | with a minimum fine
of $150. A second or subsequent violation | ||||||
6 | of this
Section is a petty offense with a minimum fine of $300.
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7 | (c) When a fine for a violation of subsection (a) is $150 | ||||||
8 | or greater,
the person who violates subsection (a) shall be | ||||||
9 | charged an additional
$50 to be paid to the unit school
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10 | district where the
violation
occurred for school safety | ||||||
11 | purposes. If the violation occurred in a dual
school district,
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12 | $25 of the surcharge shall be paid to the elementary school | ||||||
13 | district for school
safety
purposes and $25 of the surcharge | ||||||
14 | shall be paid to the high school district for
school
safety | ||||||
15 | purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the | ||||||
16 | entire $50
surcharge
shall be paid to the appropriate school | ||||||
17 | district or districts.
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18 | For purposes of this subsection (c), "school safety | ||||||
19 | purposes" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section | ||||||
20 | 11-605.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 95-302, eff. 1-1-08.)
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22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
23 | becoming law.
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