(A) State Vehicle Code; equipment of vehicles adopted. The State Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 12, as passed, approved, and amended by the State General Assembly, is hereby adopted by the city, and the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the city.
(Prior Code, § 24-5-1)
(B) Muffler. No motor vehicle shall be operated on any street unless such vehicle is provided with a muffler in efficient, actual working condition, and the use of a cut-out is prohibited. No muffler shall cause an unreasonably loud or excessive noise.
(Prior Code, § 24-5-2)
(C) Sound amplification system. No driver of any motor vehicle within this city shall operate or permit operation of any sound amplification system which can be heard outside the vehicle from 75 feet or more when the vehicle is being operated upon a highway, unless such system is being operated to request assistance or warn of a hazardous situation. This division (C) shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles.
(Prior Code, § 24-5-3)
(D) Excessive engine braking noise prohibited. It shall be unlawful for an operator of a commercial vehicle, as defined in 625 ILCS 5/1-111.8, to operate or actuate any engine braking system within the city that emits excessive noise unless it is an emergency. The Superintendent is authorized and directed to post signs stating: “EXCESSIVE ENGINE BRAKING NOISE PROHIBITED” at appropriate locations.
(Prior Code, § 24-5-4)
Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 625 ILCS 12, 625 ILCS 5/12-602, 625 ILCS 5/12-605, 625 ILCS 5/12-605.1, 625 ILCS 5/12-605.2, 625 ILCS 5/12-611, and 625 ILCS 5/1-111.8