It shall be a violation of this section for a vehicle to disregard a traffic control device or turn on a red light or flashing red signal in violation of section 11-306 of the vehicle code or similar provisions of section 6-3-1 of this chapter, except it shall not be considered a violation of this section 6-3-11 where a motor vehicle comes to a complete stop, as defined by section 1-199 of the vehicle code and prior to entering the intersection as defined by section 1-132 of the vehicle code during the cycle of the red signal indication, even if the motor vehicle stops at a point past the stop line or crosswalk where a driver is required to stop, as specified in subsection (c) of section 11-306 of the vehicle code or similar provision of this code, unless one or more pedestrians or bicyclists are present.
(Ord. 3253, 12-14-2010)
Statutory reference:
625 ILCS 5/15-100 et seq.
625 ILCS 5/3-401(d)