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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, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 12-218 and by adding Section 12-218.5 as | ||||||
| 6 | follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (625 ILCS 5/12-218) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 12-218. Auxiliary accent lighting on motorcycles. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) A motorcycle registered in this State may be equipped | ||||||
| 10 | with, and a person operating the motorcycle may use, standard | ||||||
| 11 | bulb running lights or light-emitting diode (L.E.D.) pods and | ||||||
| 12 | strips as auxiliary lighting with the intent of protecting the | ||||||
| 13 | driver. | ||||||
| 14 | (b) Auxiliary lighting authorized under subsection (a) of | ||||||
| 15 | this Section: | ||||||
| 16 | (1) shall not project a beam of light of an intensity | ||||||
| 17 | greater than 25 candlepower or its equivalent from a | ||||||
| 18 | single lamp or single light-emitting diode (L.E.D.); | ||||||
| 19 | (2) shall not be directed horizontally; | ||||||
| 20 | (3) shall be so directed that no part of the beam will | ||||||
| 21 | strike the level of the surface on which the motorcycle | ||||||
| 22 | stands at a distance of more than 10 feet from the | ||||||
| 23 | motorcycle; | ||||||
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| 1 | (4) shall be directed towards the ground; | ||||||
| 2 | (5) shall not emit red or blue light, but may emit red | ||||||
| 3 | light only while the stop lamp on the motorcycle is | ||||||
| 4 | illuminated and motorcycle is in the course of braking; | ||||||
| 5 | (6) shall not be: | ||||||
| 6 | (A) blinking; | ||||||
| 7 | (B) flashing; | ||||||
| 8 | (C) oscillating; or | ||||||
| 9 | (D) rotating; and | ||||||
| 10 | (7) shall not be attached to the wheels of the | ||||||
| 11 | motorcycle.
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| 12 | (Source: P.A. 99-242, eff. 8-3-15.) | ||||||
| 13 | (625 ILCS 5/12-218.5 new) | ||||||
| 14 | Sec. 12-218.5. Optional lighting on motorcycles. | ||||||
| 15 | (a) A motorcycle may be equipped with 2 forward facing | ||||||
| 16 | electric turn signals mounted on or near the handlebar grip | ||||||
| 17 | assembly, or on the front fork assembly, or front fender | ||||||
| 18 | shroud. The lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as | ||||||
| 19 | widely spaced laterally as practicable, and when signaling, | ||||||
| 20 | shall emit a white or amber light. | ||||||
| 21 | (b) A motorcycle may be equipped with 2 forward facing | ||||||
| 22 | electric driving lights which display a steady-on white or | ||||||
| 23 | amber light. These lights may be in addition to but not in lieu | ||||||
| 24 | of the required lamps on motorcycles under Section 12-201 and | ||||||
| 25 | may be used either when the provisions of Section 12-201 are | ||||||
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| 1 | required or not required. The driving lights under this | ||||||
| 2 | subsection (b) may by the same lamp housing specified under | ||||||
| 3 | subsection (a) which shall only be actuated to a flashing | ||||||
| 4 | signal to comply with the requirements of Section 12-208.
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