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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 11-1507 and by adding Sections 1-120.7 and 1-162.3 as |
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| follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/1-120.7 new)
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| Sec. 1-120.7. Fire department vehicle. Any vehicle, |
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| bicycle, or electric personal assistive mobility device that is |
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| designated or authorized by proper local authorities for fire |
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| department use.
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| (625 ILCS 5/1-162.3 new) |
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| Sec. 1-162.3. Police vehicle. Any vehicle, bicycle, or |
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| electric personal assistive mobility device that is designated |
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| or authorized by proper local authorities for police use.
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| (625 ILCS 5/11-1507) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1507)
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| Sec. 11-1507. Lamps and other equipment on bicycles. (a) |
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| Every bicycle
when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a
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| lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a |
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| distance
of at least 500 feet to the front and with a red |
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| reflector on the rear
of a type approved by the Department |
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| which shall be visible from all
distances from 100 feet to 600 |
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| feet to the rear when directly in front
of lawful lower beams |
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| of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting
a red light |
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| visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be used
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| addition to the red reflector.
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| (b) A bicycle shall not be equipped with nor shall any |
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| person use
upon a bicycle any siren. This subsection (b) does |
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| not apply to a bicycle that is a police vehicle or fire |
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| department vehicle.
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| (c) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will
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| adequately control movement of and stop and hold such bicycle.
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| (d) No person shall sell a new bicycle or pedal for use on |
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| a bicycle
that is not equipped with a reflex reflector |
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| conforming to
specifications prescribed by the Department, on |
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| each pedal, visible from
the front and rear of the bicycle |
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| during darkness from a distance of 200
feet.
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| (e) No person shall sell or offer for sale a new bicycle |
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| that is not
equipped with side reflectors. Such reflectors |
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| shall be visible from
each side of the bicycle from a distance |
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| of 500 feet and shall be essentially
colorless or red to
the |
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| rear of the center of the bicycle and essentially colorless or |
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| amber
to the front of the
center of the bicycle provided. The |
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| requirements of this paragraph may
be met by reflective |
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| materials which shall be at least 3/16 of an inch
wide on each |
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| side of each tire or rim to indicate as clearly as possible
the |
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| continuous circular shape and size of the tires or rims of such
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