Rep. Anna Moeller
Filed: 3/16/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 889 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 889 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
5changing 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 
8following rules govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles

9proceeding in the same direction, subject to those 
10limitations, exceptions,
and special rules otherwise stated in 
11this Chapter:
12        (a) The driver of a vehicle overtaking another vehicle 
13    proceeding in the
same direction shall pass to the left 
14    thereof at a safe distance and shall
not again drive to the 
15    right side of the roadway until safely clear of the

16    overtaken vehicle. In no event shall such movement be made 
 
 
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1    by driving off
the pavement or the main traveled portion 
2    of the roadway.
3        (b) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is 
4    permitted, the
driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give 
5    way to the right in favor of the
overtaking vehicle on 
6    audible signal and shall not increase the speed of
his 
7    vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
8        (c) The driver of a 2 wheeled vehicle may not, in 
9    passing upon the left
of any vehicle proceeding in the 
10    same direction, pass upon the right of any
vehicle 
11    proceeding in the same direction unless there is an 
12    unobstructed
lane of traffic available to permit such 
13    passing maneuver safely.
14        (d) The operator of a motor vehicle overtaking a 
15    bicycle or individual proceeding in the same direction on 
16    a highway shall leave a safe distance, but not less than 3 
17    feet, when passing the bicycle or individual and shall 
18    maintain that distance until safely past the overtaken 
19    bicycle or individual.
20        (d-5) A driver of a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle 
21    proceeding in the same direction on a highway may, subject 
22    to the provisions in paragraph (d) of this Section and 
23    Section 11-706 of this Code, pass to the left of the 
24    bicycle on a portion of the highway designated as a 
25    no-passing zone under Section 11-707 of this Code if the 
26    driver is able to overtake and pass the bicycle when:
 
 
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1            (1) the bicycle is traveling at a speed of less 
2        than half of the posted speed limit of the highway;
3            (2) the driver is able to overtake and pass the 
4        bicycle without exceeding the posted speed limit of 
5        the highway; and
6            (3) there is sufficient distance to the left of 
7        the centerline of the highway for the motor vehicle to 
8        meet the overtaking and passing requirements under 
9        this Section.

10        (e) A person driving a motor vehicle shall not, in a 
11    negligent reckless manner, drive the motor vehicle 
12    unnecessarily close to, toward, or near a bicyclist, 
13    pedestrian, or a person riding a horse or driving an 
14    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 
18    permanent disability or disfigurement to another. If the 
19    violation results in great
bodily harm or permanent 
20    disability or disfigurement to another, the person
shall

21    be guilty of a Class 3 felony. 
22(Source: P.A. 100-359, eff. 1-1-18.)".