HB1499eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB1499 Engrossed LRB095 09870 MJR 31872 b

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 11-1426 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/11-1426) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1426)

Sec. 11-1426. Operation of all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles on streets, roads, and tollroads, interstate highways, or controlled access highways highways.

(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, tollroad, interstate highway, controlled access highway, highway or roadway in this State. It shall not be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle 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.

(b) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this Section, all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles may make a direct crossing provided:

(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

(2) The all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle is brought to a complete stop before attempting a crossing; and

(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

(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

(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.

(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.

(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 off-highway motorcycles to be operated on roadways under their jurisdiction, designated by signs as may be prescribed by the 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.

(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 signs, as may be prescribed by the Department, giving proper notice of the designation.

(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96; 90-287, eff. 1-1-98.)