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Public Act 095-0575 |
HB1499 Enrolled |
LRB095 09870 MJR 31872 b |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
Sections 11-1426 and 11-1426.1 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/11-1426) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1426)
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Sec. 11-1426. Operation of all-terrain vehicles and |
off-highway
motorcycles on streets, roads
and
highways.
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(a) Except as provided under this Section, it shall be |
unlawful for
any person to drive or operate any all-terrain |
vehicle or off-highway
motorcycle upon any street,
highway or |
roadway in this State.
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(a-1) It shall not be unlawful for any person to drive or |
operate any all-terrain vehicle upon any county roadway or |
township roadway for the purpose of conducting farming |
operations to and from the home, farm, farm buildings, and any |
adjacent or nearby farm land. An all-terrain vehicle that is |
operated on a county or township roadway at any time between |
one-half hour before sunset and one-half hour after sunrise |
must be equipped with head lamps and tail lamps, and the head |
lamps and tail lamps must be lighted.
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(b) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this |
Section, all-terrain
vehicles and off-highway motorcycles may |
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make a direct crossing provided:
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(1) The crossing is made at an angle of approximately |
90 degrees to the
direction of the street, road or highway |
and at a place where no
obstruction prevents a quick and |
safe crossing; and
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(2) The all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle |
is brought to a
complete stop before attempting a crossing; |
and
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(3) The operator of the all-terrain vehicle or |
off-highway motorcycle
yields the right of way to all |
pedestrian and vehicular traffic which
constitutes a |
hazard; and
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(4) That when crossing a divided highway, the crossing |
is made only at
an intersection of the highway with another |
public street, road, or
highway; and
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(5) That when accessing township roadways in counties |
which contain a
tract of the Shawnee National Forest, the |
accessing complies with rules
promulgated by the |
Department of Natural Resources to
govern the accessing.
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(c) No person operating an all-terrain vehicle or |
off-highway motorcycle
shall make a direct crossing upon or |
across any tollroad, interstate
highway, or controlled access |
highway in this State.
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(d) The corporate authorities of a county, road district, |
township, city,
village, or incorporated town may adopt |
ordinances or resolutions allowing
all-terrain vehicles and |
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off-highway motorcycles to be operated on roadways
under their |
jurisdiction, designated by signs as may be prescribed by the
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Department, when it is necessary to cross a bridge or culvert |
or when it is
impracticable to gain immediate access to an area |
adjacent to a highway where
an all-terrain vehicle or |
off-highway motorcycle is to be operated. The
crossing shall be |
made in the same direction as traffic.
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(e) The corporate authorities of a county, road district, |
township, city,
village, or incorporated town may adopt |
ordinances or resolutions designating
one or more specific |
public highways or streets under their jurisdiction as
egress |
and ingress routes for the use of all-terrain vehicles and |
off-highway
motorcycles. Operation of all-terrain vehicles and |
off-highway motorcycles on
the routes shall be in the same |
direction as traffic. Corporate authorities
acting under the |
authority of this subsection (e) shall erect and maintain
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signs, as may be prescribed by the Department, giving proper |
notice of the
designation.
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(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96; 90-287, eff. 1-1-98.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1) |
Sec. 11-1426.1. Operation of neighborhood electric |
vehicles on streets, roads, and highways. |
(a) As used in this Section, "neighborhood electric |
vehicle" means a self-propelled, electronically powered |
four-wheeled motor vehicle (or a self-propelled, |
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gasoline-powered four-wheeled motor vehicle with an engine |
displacement under 1,200 cubic centimeters) which is capable of |
attaining in one mile a speed of more than 20 miles per hour, |
but not more than 25 miles per hour, and which conforms to |
federal regulations under Title 49 C.F.R. Part 571.500. |
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it is |
unlawful
for any person to drive or operate a neighborhood |
electric vehicle
upon any street, highway, or roadway in this |
State. If the operation of a neighborhood electric vehicle is |
authorized under subsection (d), the neighborhood electric |
vehicle may be operated only on streets where the posted speed |
limit is 35 miles per hour or less. This subsection (b) does |
not prohibit a neighborhood electric vehicle from crossing a |
road or street at an intersection where the road or street has |
a posted speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour. |
(b-5) A person may not operate a neighborhood electric |
vehicle upon any street, highway, or roadway in this State |
unless he or she has a valid Illinois driver's license issued |
in his or her name by the Secretary of State. |
(c) No person operating a neighborhood electric vehicle |
shall make a direct crossing upon or across any highway under |
the jurisdiction of the State, tollroad,
interstate highway, or |
controlled access highway in this State. |
(d) A municipality, township, county, or other unit of |
local government may authorize, by ordinance or resolution, the |
operation of neighborhood electric vehicles on roadways under |
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its jurisdiction if the unit of local government determines |
that the public safety will not be jeopardized. The Department |
may authorize
the operation of neighborhood electric vehicles |
on the roadways under its jurisdiction if the Department |
determines that the public safety will not be jeopardized. |
Before permitting the operation of neighborhood electric |
vehicles on its roadways,
a municipality, township, county, |
other unit of local government, or the Department must consider |
the volume, speed, and character of traffic on the roadway and |
determine whether neighborhood electric vehicles may safely |
travel on or cross the roadway. Upon determining that |
neighborhood electric vehicles may safely operate on a roadway |
and the adoption of an ordinance or resolution by a |
municipality, township, county, or other unit of local |
government, or authorization by the Department, appropriate |
signs shall be posted. |
If a roadway is under the jurisdiction of more than one |
unit of government, neighborhood electric vehicles may not be |
operated on the roadway unless each
unit of government agrees |
and takes action as provided in this subsection. |
(e) No neighborhood electric vehicle may be operated on a |
roadway unless, at a minimum, it has
the following: brakes, a |
steering apparatus, tires, a rearview mirror, red |
reflectorized warning devices in the front and rear, a slow |
moving emblem (as required of other vehicles in Section 12-709 |
of this Code) on the rear of the neighborhood electric vehicle, |
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a headlight that emits a white light visible from a distance of |
500 feet to the front, a tail lamp that emits a
red light |
visible from at least 100 feet from the rear, brake lights, and |
turn signals. When operated on a roadway, a neighborhood |
electric vehicle shall have its headlight and tail lamps |
lighted as required by Section 12-201 of this Code. |
(f) A person who drives or is in actual physical control of |
a neighborhood electric vehicle on a roadway while under the |
influence is subject to Sections 11-500 through 11-502 of this |
Code.
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(Source: P.A. 94-298, eff. 1-1-06.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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