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| 1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||
| 5 | Section 11-703 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/11-703) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-703) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 11-703. Overtaking a vehicle on the left. The | ||||||
| 8 | following rules govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles
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| 9 | proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, | ||||||
| 10 | exceptions,
and special rules otherwise stated in this Chapter: | ||||||
| 11 | (a) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle | ||||||
| 12 | proceeding in the
same direction shall pass to the left | ||||||
| 13 | thereof at a safe distance and shall
not again drive to the | ||||||
| 14 | right side of the roadway until safely clear of the
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| 15 | overtaken vehicle. In no event shall such movement be made | ||||||
| 16 | by driving off
the pavement or the main traveled portion of | ||||||
| 17 | the roadway. | ||||||
| 18 | (b) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is | ||||||
| 19 | permitted, the
driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give | ||||||
| 20 | way to the right in favor of the
overtaking vehicle on | ||||||
| 21 | audible signal and shall not increase the speed of
his | ||||||
| 22 | vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle. | ||||||
| 23 | (c) The driver of a 2 wheeled vehicle may not, in | ||||||
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| 1 | passing upon the left
of any vehicle proceeding in the same | ||||||
| 2 | direction, pass upon the right of any
vehicle proceeding in | ||||||
| 3 | the same direction unless there is an unobstructed
lane of | ||||||
| 4 | traffic available to permit such passing maneuver safely. | ||||||
| 5 | (d) The operator of a motor vehicle overtaking a | ||||||
| 6 | bicycle or individual proceeding in the same direction on a | ||||||
| 7 | highway shall leave a safe distance, but not less than 3 | ||||||
| 8 | feet, when passing the bicycle or individual and shall | ||||||
| 9 | maintain that distance until safely past the overtaken | ||||||
| 10 | bicycle or individual.
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| 11 | (e) A person driving a motor vehicle shall not, in a | ||||||
| 12 | reckless manner, drive the motor vehicle unnecessarily | ||||||
| 13 | close to, toward, or near a bicyclist, pedestrian, or a | ||||||
| 14 | person riding a horse or driving an animal drawn vehicle. | ||||||
| 15 | (f) Every person convicted of paragraph (e) of this | ||||||
| 16 | Section shall be guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor if the | ||||||
| 17 | violation does not result in great
bodily harm or permanent | ||||||
| 18 | disability or disfigurement to another. If the violation | ||||||
| 19 | results in great
bodily harm or permanent disability or | ||||||
| 20 | disfigurement to another, the person
shall
be guilty of a | ||||||
| 21 | Class 3 felony. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 95-231, eff. 1-1-08.)
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