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(A) The provisions of this traffic code applicable to the drivers of vehicles upon the highways shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States, the state, or any county, city, town, district, or any other political subdivision of the state, except as provided in this section, and subject to specific exceptions as set forth in this title with reference to authorized emergency vehicles.
(B) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call, or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may exercise the privileges set forth in this section, but subject to the conditions herein stated.
(C) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
(1) Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this traffic code;
(2) Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be required and necessary for safe operation;
(3) Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he does not endanger life or property;
(4) Disregard regulations governing the direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
(D) The exceptions herein granted to an authorized emergency vehicle, other than a police vehicle, shall apply only when the vehicle is making use of either an audible signal when in motion, or visual signals meeting the requirements of ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 12-215.
(E) The foregoing provisions do not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty of driving with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor do these provisions protect the driver from the consequences of his reckless disregard for the safety of others.
(F) Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of this traffic code shall not apply to persons, motor vehicles, and equipment while actually engaged in work upon the highway, but shall apply to such persons and vehicles when traveling to or from such work.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-205) Penalty, see § 70.99
Every person riding an animal or driving an animal-drawn vehicle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights, and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except those provisions of this chapter which by their very nature can have no application.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-206) Penalty, see § 70.99
It shall be unlawful for any driver or operator of a motor vehicle who, having been given a visual or audible signal by a police officer directing the driver or operator to bring his vehicle to a stop, willfully fails or refuses to obey that direction, increases his speed, extinguishes his lights, or otherwise flees or attempts to elude the officer. The signal given by the police officer may be by hand, voice, siren, or a red or blue light. However, the officer giving the signal shall be in police uniform and, if driving a vehicle, the vehicle shall be marked showing it to be an official police vehicle.
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