A. Horns And Warning Devices:
1. Horn: Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet (200'), but no horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle shall, when reasonably necessary to ensure safe operation, give audible warning with his/her horn but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a highway.
2. Siren, Whistle, Bell: No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell, except as otherwise permitted in this subsection. Any authorized emergency vehicle as defined in 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/1 may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell, capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five hundred feet (500'), but such siren, whistle or bell, shall not be used except when such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in either of which events the driver of such vehicle shall sound such siren, whistle or bell when necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof.
B. Brakes: It shall be unlawful to drive any motor vehicle upon a street unless such vehicle is equipped with good and sufficient brakes in good working condition, as required by the state traffic law, or to operate any vehicle which is so loaded that the operator does not have ready access to the mechanics operating the brakes of such vehicle 1 .
C. Lights:
1. Operation Or Parking On Street: It shall be unlawful to operate or park on any street any vehicle not equipped with adequate lights conforming to the requirements of the state law; provided, that vehicles may be parked at nighttime without lights on any street or portion thereof, designated by ordinance as a place where vehicles may so park at nighttime 2 .
2. Volunteer Fireman: Any motor vehicle owned or usually operated by a volunteer fireman may be equipped with not to exceed two (2) lamps which shall emit a blue light without glare. One such lamp may be mounted on the rear of any such vehicle. A flashing blue light may be used only when such fireman is responding to a fire call 3 .
D. Tires: It shall be unlawful to operate on any street any motor vehicle which is not equipped with tires conforming to the requirements of the state traffic law 4 .
E. Mufflers; Unnecessary Noise: It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle which shall not at all times be equipped with a muffler upon the exhaust thereof in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise and it shall be unlawful for any person operating any motor vehicle to use a cutout, bypass or similar muffler elimination appliance 5 . (1997 Code)
F. Adoption Of Statutes: That equipment of vehicles set out in Illinois Compiled Statutes be incorporated into this code by reference. Said equipment of vehicles is cited as 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/12-101 through 5/12-902. Violations of this section may be paid through the city's no contest sections of this code. All violations which go to trial shall be governed by the general penalty clause of this code. (Ord. 12-02, 11-11-2002)
Notes
| 1 | 1. 625 ILCS 5/12-301. |
| 2 | 2. 625 ILCS 5/12-203. |
| 3 | 3. 625 ILCS 5/12-215(c)1. |
| 4 | 4. 625 ILCS 5/12-401 et seq. |
| 5 | 1. 625 ILCS 5/12-602. |