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§ 70.28 FLEEING OR ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE POLICE OFFICER.
   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 or her vehicle to a stop, willfully fails or refuses to obey that direction, increases his or her speed, extinguishes his or her 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.
(Prior Code, § 70.28) Penalty, see § 70.99
TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS
§ 70.40 OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES.
   (A)   The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official traffic-control device in accordance with this chapter, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this traffic code.
   (B)   It is unlawful for any person to leave the roadway and travel across private property to avoid an official traffic-control device.
   (C)   No provision of this traffic code, for which official traffic-control devices are required, shall be enforced against an alleged violator if, at the time and place of the alleged violation, an official device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that official traffic-control devices are required, the section shall be effective even though no devices are erected or in place.
   (D)   Whenever any official traffic-control device is placed or held in position approximately conforming to the requirements of this traffic code, the device shall be presumed to have been so placed or held by the official act or direction of lawful authority, and comply with the requirements of this traffic code unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence.
   (E)   The driver of a vehicle approaching a traffic-control signal on which no signal light facing the vehicle is illuminated shall stop before entering the intersection, in accordance with rules applicable in making a stop at a stop sign.
(Prior Code, § 70.40) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
   Similar provisions, see 625 ILCS 5/11-305
§ 70.41 TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNAL LEGEND.
   Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different colored lights or color lighted arrows, successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors green, red and yellow shall be used, except for special pedestrian signals carrying a word legend, and the lights shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows.
   (A)   Green indication.
      (1)   Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at that place prohibits either turn. Vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the time such signal is exhibited.
      (2)   Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by the arrow, or such other movement as is permitted by other indications shown at the same time. This vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
      (3)   Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal, as provided in § 70.42, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
   (B)   Steady yellow indication.
      (1)   Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter.
      (2)   Pedestrians facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal, unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in § 70.42, are thereby advised that there is insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown, and no pedestrian shall then start to cross the roadway.
   (C)   Steady red indication.
      (1)   Except as provided in division (C)(3) below, vehicular traffic facing a steady circular red signal alone shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if there is no such stop line, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection; or if there is no such crosswalk, then before entering the intersection; and shall remain standing until an indication to proceed is shown.
      (2)   Except as provided in division (C)(3) below, vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal shall not enter the intersection to make the movement indicated by the arrow and, unless entering the intersection to make a movement permitted by another signal, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if there is no such stop line, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no such crosswalk, then before entering the intersection; and shall remain standing until an indication permitting the movement indicated by the red arrow is shown.
      (3)   Except when a sign is in place prohibiting a turn and the village authorities by ordinance or state authorities by rule or regulation prohibit any such turn, vehicular traffic facing any steady red signal may cautiously enter the intersection to turn right, or to turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street, after stopping as required by divisions (C)(1) or (C)(2) above. After stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection or junction or roadways. The driver shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk.
      (4)   Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in § 70.42, pedestrians facing a steady circular red or red arrow signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
   (E)   Non-intersection. In the event an official traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection, the provisions of this section 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 or, in the absence of such sign or marking, the stop shall be made at the signal.
(Prior Code, § 70.41) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
   Similar provisions, see 625 ILCS 5/11-306
§ 70.42 PEDESTRIAN-CONTROL SIGNALS.
   Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words “Walk” or “Don’t Walk” or the illuminated symbols of a walking person or an upraised palm are in place, these signals shall indicate as follows.
   (A)   “Walk” or walking person symbol. Pedestrians facing this signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal, and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers of all vehicles.
   (B)   “Don’t Walk” or upraised palm signal. No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of this signal, but any pedestrian who has partly completed his or her crossing on the “Walk” signal or upraised palm symbol shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the “Don’t Walk” signal or upraised palm symbol is illuminated, steady or flashing.
(Prior Code, § 70.42) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
   Similar provisions, see 625 ILCS 5/11-307
§ 70.43 LANE-CONTROL SIGNALS.
   Whenever lane-control signals are used in conjunction with official signs, they shall have the following meanings.
   (A)   Downward-pointing green arrow. A driver facing this indication is permitted to drive in the lane over which the arrow signal is located. Otherwise, he or she shall obey all other traffic-controls present and follow normal safe driving practices.
   (B)   Red X symbol. A driver facing this indication shall not drive in the lane over which the signal is located, and this indication shall modify accordingly the meaning of all other traffic-controls present. Otherwise, he or she shall obey all other traffic-controls, and follow normal safe driving practices.
   (C)   Yellow X (steady). A driver facing this indication should prepare to vacate the lane over which the signal is located, in a safe manner, to avoid, if possible, occupying that lane when a steady red X is displayed.
   (D)   Flashing yellow arrow. A driver facing this indication may use the lane only for the purpose of approaching and making a left turn.
(Prior Code, § 70.43) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
   Similar provisions, see 625 ILCS 5/11-308
§ 70.44 FLASHING SIGNALS.
   (A)   Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in conjunction with a traffic-control device, it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows.
      (1)   Flashing red (stop signal). When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or, if none, then at a point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.
      (2)   Flashing yellow (caution signal). When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or past the signal only with caution.
   (B)   This section does not apply at railroad grade crossings.
(Prior Code, § 70.44) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
   Similar provisions, see 625 ILCS 5/11-309
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