SB 4225 Illinois Senate · 102nd Regular Session

VEH CD-APPROACH EMERGENCY VEH

Summary
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, when the authorized emergency vehicle is giving a signal by displaying alternately flashing red, red and white, blue, or red and blue lights or amber or yellow warning lights, on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than 2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle, a person who drives an approaching vehicle in a lane not immediately adjacent to that of the stationary authorized emergency vehicle shall: (1) reduce the speed of the vehicle, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions, and if possible, with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, yield the right-of-way to an approaching vehicle in the lane immediately adjacent to that of the authorized emergency vehicle that has activated an electric turn signal device indicating the intention of the driver to change out of the lane immediately adjacent to that of the authorized emergency vehicle into a lane farther from the stationary authorized emergency vehicle; or (2) proceeding with due caution and due regard to safety and traffic conditions, make a lane change into a lane farther from the stationary authorized emergency vehicle, if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than 3 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle.
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Nov 2022
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Introduced Nov 14, 2022 Last action Jan 10, 2023
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