HB4276 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4276

Introduced 1/5/2022, by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/11-1511.5 new

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "immediate hazard". Provides instances in which an individual operating a bicycle approaching a stop sign may proceed through the intersection without stopping at the stop sign.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding Section 11-1511.5 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/11-1511.5 new)

Sec. 11-1511.5. Operation of bicycle approaching a stop sign.

(a) As used in this Section, "immediate hazard" means a vehicle approaching an intersection at a proximity and rate of speed sufficient to indicate to a reasonable person that there is a danger of collision or accident.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an individual operating a bicycle approaching a stop sign may proceed through the intersection without stopping at the stop sign if:

(1) the individual slows to a reasonable speed; and

(2) yields the right-of-way to:

(i) any pedestrian within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk;

(ii) other traffic within the intersection; and

(iii) oncoming traffic that poses an immediate hazard during the time the individual is traveling through the intersection.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to an intersection with an active railroad grade crossing.