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(A) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing where the driver is not always required to stop, the person must exercise due care and caution as the existence of a railroad track across a highway is a warning of danger, and under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until the tracks are clear and he or she can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when:
(1) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train or railroad track equipment;
(2) A crossing gate is lowered or a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or railroad track equipment;
(3) A railroad train or railroad track equipment approaching a highway crossing emits a warning signal and such railroad train or railroad track equipment, by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is an immediate hazard;
(4) An approaching railroad train or railroad track equipment is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing;
(5) A railroad train or railroad track equipment is approaching so closely that an immediate hazard is created.
(A-1) Whenever any person driving a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in 625 ILCS 5/6-500, approaches a railroad grade crossing where the driver is not always required to stop, the person must exercise due care and caution as the existence of a railroad track across a highway is a warning of danger, and under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until the tracks are clear and he or she can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when:
(1) A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal device gives warning of the immediate approach of a railroad train or railroad track equipment;
(2) A crossing gate is lowered or a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or railroad track equipment;
(3) A railroad train or railroad track equipment approaching a highway crossing emits a warning signal and such railroad train or railroad track equipment, by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is an immediate hazard;
(4) An approaching railroad train or railroad track equipment is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing;
(5) A railroad train or railroad track equipment is approaching so closely that an immediate hazard is created.
(A-5) Whenever a person driving a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in 625 ILCS 5/6-500, approaches a railroad grade crossing where the driver is not always required to stop but must slow down, the person must exercise due care and caution as the existence of a railroad track across a highway is a warning of danger, and under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver shall slow down within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until he or she checks that the tracks are clear of an approaching train or railroad track equipment.
(B) No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
(C) The Department, and local authorities with the approval of the Department, are hereby authorized to designate particularly dangerous highway grade crossings of railroads and to erect stop signs thereat. When such stop signs are erected the driver of any vehicle shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad and shall proceed only upon exercising due care.
(D) At any railroad grade crossing provided with railroad crossbuck signs, without automatic, electric, or mechanical signal devices, crossing gates, or a human flagman giving a signal of the approach or passage of a train or railroad track equipment, the driver of a vehicle shall in obedience to the railroad crossbuck sign, yield the right-of-way and slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and shall stop, if required for safety, at a clearly marked stopped line, or if no stop line, within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until he or she can do so safely. If a driver is involved in a collision at a railroad crossing or interferes with the movement of a train or railroad track equipment after driving past the railroad crossbuck sign, the collision or interference is prima facie evidence of the driver's failure to yield right-of-way.
(D-1) No person shall, while driving a commercial motor vehicle, fail to negotiate a railroad-highway grade railroad crossing because of insufficient undercarriage clearance.
(E) It is unlawful to violate any part of this section.
(1) A violation of this section is a petty offense for which a fine of $500 shall be imposed for a first violation, and a fine of $1,000 shall be imposed for a second or subsequent violation. The court may impose 25 hours of community service in place of the $500 fine for the first violation.
(2) For a second or subsequent violation, the Secretary of State may suspend the driving privileges of the offender for a minimum of six months.
(F) Corporate authorities of municipal corporations regulating operators of vehicles that fail to obey signals indicating the presence, approach, passage, or departure of a train or railroad track equipment shall impose fines as established in division (E) of this section.
(625 ILCS 5/11-1201)
(A) The driver of any of the following vehicles shall, before crossing a railroad track or tracks at grade, stop such vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail and, while so stopped, shall listen and look for the approach of a train or railroad track equipment and shall not proceed until such movement can be made with safety:
(1) Any second division vehicle carrying passengers for hire;
(2) Any bus that meets all of the special requirements for school buses in 625 ILCS 5/12-801, 12-803, and 12-805. The driver of the bus, in addition to complying with all other applicable requirements of this division (A), must also (i) turn off all noise producing accessories, including heater blowers, defroster fans, auxiliary fans, and radios, and (ii) open the service door and driver's window, before crossing a railroad track or tracks;
(A-1) The driver of any of the following vehicles shall, before crossing a railroad track or tracks at grade, stop such vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail and, while so stopped, shall listen and look for the approach of a train or railroad track equipment and shall not proceed until such movement can be made with safety:
(1) A commercial motor vehicle, as defined in 625 ILCS 5/6-500, carrying passengers for hire;
(2) Any bus that meets all of the special requirements for school buses in 625 ILCS 5/12-801, 12-803, and 12-805 and is designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver. The driver of the bus, in addition to complying with all other applicable requirements of this division (A-1), must also (i) turn off all noise producing accessories, including heater blowers, defroster fans, auxiliary fans, and radios, and (ii) open the service door and driver's window, before crossing a railroad track or tracks;
(3) Any other vehicle which is required by federal or state law to be placarded when carrying as a cargo or part of a cargo hazardous material as defined in the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.
(A-5) After stopping as required in this section, the driver shall proceed only in a gear not requiring a change of gears during the crossing, and the driver shall not shift gears while crossing the track or tracks.
(B) This section shall not apply:
(1) At any railroad grade crossing where traffic is controlled by a police officer or flagperson;
(2) At any railroad grade crossing controlled by a functioning traffic-control signal transmitting a green indication which, under law, permits the vehicle to proceed across the railroad tracks without slowing or stopping, except that division (A) of this section shall apply to any school bus;
(3) At any streetcar grade crossing within a business or residence district; or
(4) At any abandoned, industrial or spur track railroad grade crossing designated as exempt by the Illinois Commerce Commission and marked with an official sign as authorized in the State Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.
(625 ILCS 5/11-1202) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, building, private road, or driveway within an urban area shall stop the vehicle immediately prior to driving into the sidewalk area extending across the alley, building entrance, road, or driveway, or in the event there is no sidewalk area, shall stop at the point nearest the street to be entered where the driver has a view of approaching traffic thereon, and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrians as may be necessary to avoid collision, and upon entering the roadway, shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway.
(B) No driver shall enter a highway rail grade crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the highway rail grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle being operated without obstructing the passage of a train or other railroad equipment using the rails, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed. Any person found in violation of this division shall be subject to a mandatory fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service.
(C) Local authorities shall impose fines as established in division (B) for persons found in violation of this section or any similar local ordinance.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1205) Penalty, see § 70.99
(A) No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk or drive onto any railroad grade crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection, crosswalk or railroad grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle he or she is operating without obstructing the passage of other vehicles, pedestrians or railroad trains notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
(B) No driver shall enter a highway rail grade crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the highway rail grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle being operated without obstructing the passage of a train or other railroad equipment using the rails, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
(B-5) No driver operating a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in 625 ILCS 5/6-500, shall enter a highway rail grade crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the highway rail grade crossing to accommodate the vehicle being operated without obstructing the passage of a train or other railroad equipment using the rails, notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication to proceed.
(C) Beginning with the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Secretary of State shall suspend for a period of one month the driving privileges of any person convicted of a violation of division (B) of this section or a similar provision of a local ordinance; the Secretary shall suspend for a period of three months the driving privileges of any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of division (B) of this section or a similar provision of a local ordinance if the second or subsequent violation occurs within five years of a prior conviction for the same offense. In addition to the suspensions authorized by this division, any person convicted of violating division (B) of this section or a similar provision of a local ordinance shall be subject to a mandatory fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service. Any person given a disposition of court supervision for violating division (B) of this section or a similar provision of a local ordinance shall also be subject to a mandatory fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service. Upon a second or subsequent violation, in addition to the suspensions authorized by this division, the person shall be subject to a mandatory fine of $500 and 50 hours community service. The Secretary may also grant, for the duration of any suspension issued under this division, a restricted driving permit granting the privilege of driving a motor vehicle between the driver's residence and place of employment or within other proper limits that the Secretary of State shall find necessary to avoid any undue hardship. A restricted driving permit issued hereunder shall be subject to cancellation, revocation and suspension by the Secretary of State in like manner and for like cause as a driver's license may be cancelled, revoked or suspended; except that a conviction upon one or more offenses against laws or ordinances regulating the movement of traffic shall be deemed sufficient cause for the revocation, suspension or cancellation of the restricted driving permit. The Secretary of State may, as a condition to the issuance of a restricted driving permit, require the applicant to participate in a designated driver remedial or rehabilitative program. Any conviction for a violation of this section shall be included as an offense for the purposes of determining suspension action under any other provision of this traffic code, provided however, that the penalties provided under this division shall be imposed unless those penalties imposed under other applicable provisions are greater.
(625 ILCS 5/11-1425)
PROHIBITIONS
(A) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless the movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(B) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder or roadway of any controlled-access highway.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1402) Penalty, see § 70.99
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of the vehicles and the traffic upon and conditions of the street or highway.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-710) Penalty, see § 70.99
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