When traffic is controlled by traffic control signals exhibiting different colored lights successively one at a time or with lighted green arrows, the following colors shall be used and the lights and arrows shall indicate as follows:
(A) Circular green alone.
(1) Vehicular traffic facing the signal, except when prohibited by ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1102, may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at the place prohibits either such turn; but vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection at the time the signal is exhibited.
(2) Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk, unless directed otherwise by a pedestrian control signal.
(B) Steady yellow.
(1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady yellow signal is thereby warned the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter, when vehicular traffic may not enter the intersection.
(2) Pedestrians facing a steady yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian control signal, are thereby advised there is insufficient time to cross the street or roadway and no pedestrian shall start to cross.
(C) Steady red indication.
(1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal alone must stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of an intersection or, if none, before entering the intersection, and shall remain standing until an indication to proceed is shown, except as provided in divisions (C)(2) and (E)(1) of this section.
(2) When a sign is in place permitting a turn, vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal may cautiously enter the intersection to make the turn indicated by the sign after stopping as required by division (C)(1) above. The vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
(3) No pedestrian facing the signal shall enter the roadway unless he or she can do so safely, without interfering with any vehicular traffic or unless a separate “walk” indication is shown.
(4) The following intersections shall be excluded from the provisions of ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-306(c)(2) and at these intersections a right turn shall not be permitted facing a steady red signal:
Intersection Entrance
Lawrence Avenue Northbound
and 25th Avenue
(D) Green straight-through arrow alone.
(1) Vehicular traffic facing the signal may proceed straight through but shall not turn right or left. The vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians legally within the intersection at the time the signal is exhibited.
(2) Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway within the appropriate marked or unmarked crosswalk, unless directed otherwise by a pedestrian signal, as provided in § 70.031.
(E) Green turn arrow with circular green, with steady yellow, with steady red or with green straight- through arrow.
(1) Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall comply with the meaning of the circular green, steady yellow, steady red or green straight-through arrow indication as if it were shown alone, except the vehicular traffic may cautiously enter the intersection to make the movement indicated by the green turn arrow. Vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within a crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
(2) Pedestrians facing the signal shall comply with the meaning of the circular green, steady yellow, steady red or straight-through arrow indication as if it were shown alone, unless directed otherwise by a pedestrian signal.
(F) Signals not at intersections. In the event an official traffic control signal or flashing red signal is erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection, the provisions of this section and § 70.033 shall be applicable, except as to provisions which, by their nature, can have no application. Any stop required shall be at a traffic sign or a marking on the pavement indicating where the stop shall be made.
('73 Code, § 21-26) (Ord. 62-610, passed 10-1-62)