G23-77 Ordinance No. G23-77
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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING TITLE 11, VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, TO PROVIDE
RESTRICTIONS ON PASSING SCHOOL BUSES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS:
Section 1. That Title 11, Chapter 11.64 of the Elgin Municipal
Code, as amended, is hereby amended by adding the following:
"11.64.035 Approaching and Passing School Buses
A. The driver of a vehicle upon a highway upon meeting
or overtaking, from either direction, any school bus which
has stopped on the highway for the purpose of receiving or
discharing pupils shall stop the vehicle before reaching the
school bus when there is in operation on the school bus the
visual signals as specified by State law and the driver shall
not proceed until the school bus resumes motion or the driver
of the vehicle is signaled by the school bus driver to proceed
or the visual signals are no longer actuated.
B. The driver of a vehicle upon a highway of which the
roadways for traffic moving in opposite directions are separated
by a strip of ground which is not surfaced or suitable for
vehicular traffic need not stop his vehicle upon meeting or
passing a school bus which is on the opposite roadway; and need
not stop his vehicle when driving upon a controlled access
highway when a school bus is stopped in a loading zone adjacent
to the surfaced or improved part of the controlled access highway
where pedestrians are not permitted to cross such controlled
access highway."
Section 2. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect ten
days after publication in pamphlet form by authority of the City Council.
s/ jRichard L. Verbic
Richard L. Verbic, Mayor
Presented: May 11, 1977
Passed: May 1 1 , 1977
Vote: Yeas 6 Nays 0
Recorded:
Published:
Attest:
s/ Marie Yearman
lcarie Yearman, City Clerk