95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5912


 
Introduced , by Rep. Chapin Rose
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








  



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







    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may adopt ordinances or resolutions allowing
all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles to be operated on roadways
under their jurisdiction.
















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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 
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Section 11-1426 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 
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off-highway
motorcycles on streets, roads
and

highways.

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    (a) Except as provided under this Section, it shall be 
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unlawful for
any person to drive or operate any all-terrain 
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vehicle or off-highway
motorcycle upon any street,
highway or 
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roadway in this State.


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    (a-1) It shall not be unlawful for any person to drive or 
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operate any all-terrain vehicle upon any county roadway or 
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township roadway for the purpose of conducting farming 
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operations to and from the home, farm, farm buildings, and any 
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adjacent or nearby farm land. An all-terrain vehicle that is 
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operated on a county or township roadway at any time between 
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one-half hour before sunset and one-half hour after sunrise 
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must be equipped with head lamps and tail lamps, and the head 
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lamps and tail lamps must be lighted.

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    (b) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this 
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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 
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    90 degrees to the
direction of the street, road or highway 
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    and at a place where no
obstruction prevents a quick and 
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    safe crossing; and


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


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        (3) The operator of the all-terrain vehicle or 
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    off-highway motorcycle
yields the right of way to all 
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    pedestrian and vehicular traffic which
constitutes a 
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    hazard; and


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        (4) That when crossing a divided highway, the crossing 
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    is made only at
an intersection of the highway with another 
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    public street, road, or
highway; and


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        (5) That when accessing township roadways in counties 
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    which contain a
tract of the Shawnee National Forest, the 
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    accessing complies with rules
promulgated by the 
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    Department of Natural Resources to
govern the accessing.

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    (c) No person operating an all-terrain vehicle or 
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off-highway motorcycle
shall make a direct crossing upon or 
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across any tollroad, interstate
highway, or controlled access 
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highway in this State.

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    (d) The corporate authorities of a county, road district, 
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township, city,
village, or incorporated town may adopt 
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ordinances or resolutions allowing
all-terrain vehicles and 
 


 






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off-highway motorcycles to be operated on roadways
under their 
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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 
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or when it is
impracticable to gain immediate access to an area 
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adjacent to a highway where
an all-terrain vehicle or 
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off-highway motorcycle is to be operated.  The
crossing shall be 
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made in the same direction as traffic.

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    (e) The corporate authorities of a county, road district, 
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township, city,
village, or incorporated town may adopt 
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ordinances or resolutions designating
one or more specific 
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public highways or streets under their jurisdiction as
egress 
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and ingress routes for the use of all-terrain vehicles and 
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off-highway
motorcycles.  Operation of all-terrain vehicles and 
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off-highway motorcycles on
the routes shall be in the same 
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direction as traffic.  Corporate authorities
acting under the 
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authority of this subsection (e) shall erect and maintain

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

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    (f) The corporate authorities of a municipality may adopt 
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ordinances or resolutions allowing
all-terrain vehicles and 
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off-highway motorcycles to be operated on roadways
under their 
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jurisdiction. 
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(Source: P.A. 95-575, eff. 8-31-07.)